"* Macabre, madcap, and surprisingly wholesome in its positivity." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "* An informative and entertaining dive into the successes and failures of medical history." -- School Library Journal, starred review "Alternates between informative, sensational, irreverent, and tongue-in-cheek (sometimes literally), resulting in engaging and engrossing reading. Good luck keeping this gross one on library shelves once kids hear about it." -- Booklist " * Plague-Busters! is chock full of awesomely appalling medical history that is sure to delight audiences, and possibly even spark interest for some future pathologists." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Engaging, informative, but also gross." -- SLJ Reviews, starred review, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "Fans of Albee''s Poison will feel right at home with this darkly comedic piece of nonfiction." -- The Horn Book, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days.
" -- Kirkus Reviews, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric .
The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART r>"A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting .
What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART r>"A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker.
" -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART r>"A lively illustration of the perils of illness in the olden days." -- Kirkus Reviews, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "An entertaining, accessible, and satisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases . an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists.
" -- Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination." -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART atisfyingly disgusting history of six diseases .
an equally worthy choice for researchers and browsing pathologists." -- Booklist, on PLAGUE-BUSTERS! "* Meticulously researched and compulsively readable." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "* An excellent biography of a genuine miracle worker." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review), on THE FACEMAKER "This book is riveting. It is gruesome but it is also uplifting . What a triumph." -- Mary Roach, author of FUZZ and STIFF, on THE FACEMAKER "Atmospheric . The story it tells is one of abiding fascination.
" -- Jennifer Senior, The New York Times, on THE BUTCHERING ART.