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  • The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other (True Adventures)

The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other
(True Adventures)

Illustrator
Amerigo Pinelli
Publication Date
March 12, 2024
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  6th − 8th
Language
English
The Mysterious Life of Dr Barry: A Surgeon Unlike Any Other (True Adventures)

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Description

The remarkable true story of Margaret Anne Bulkley - aka Dr James Barry - a surgeon who lived as a man for their entire life

Margaret Anne Bulkey desperately wants to be a surgeon - but only men can train as doctors.

Fifty years later, Dr James Barry is famous, serving as Inspector General of Hospitals throughout the British Empire. A brilliant surgeon, bold reformer and prickly individual known for his fierce tempter, he fought a duel in South Africa and clashed with Florence Nightingale in the Crimea.

But Dr Barry has a secret that he is determined no one should every learn...

Publication date
March 12, 2024
Genre
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781782692782
Publisher
Pushkin Children's Books
Series
True Adventures
BISAC categories
JNF025200 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/19th Century
JNF053140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism
JNF007150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | LGBT
Lisa Williamson
Lisa Williamson is the best-selling author of The Art of Being Normal, a YA story about the friendship between trans teens described as 'a life-changing and life-saving book' by Philip Pullman and 'extraordinary' by Non Pratt. She has written two other highly regarded YA novels, All About Mia and Paper Avalanche.
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