by Lindsey Fitzharris (Author), Adrian Teal (Author), Adrian Teal (Illustrator)
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Chicago Public Library Best Kids' Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine's most fascinating failures and dead ends.
Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine's most astonishing "dead ends." Marvel at the diagnoses, experiments, and treatments that were frequently useless, and often harmful, but that sometimes led doctors to discoveries that changed the world for the better.
Enjoy a whirlwind tour of the human body-from brain, to heart, to limbs-during which
New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris and caricaturist Adrian Teal will guide you through centuries of medical mistakes, festooned with riveting facts, pitch-perfect humor, and vivid illustrations. Celebrate the flukes, flops, and failures that have given science a better understanding of our bodies and ways to treat them.
This fascinating book of foul-ups is sure to delight young readers, and inspire them to embrace their failures, too!
Author Biography
Lindsey Fitzharris is a New York Times bestselling author of The Butchering Art and The Facemaker, and the co-author of Plague-Busters! She holds a Ph.D. in the history of science and medicine from Oxford University, and regularly writes for major publications. She is also the writer and host of the Smithsonian TV series The Curious Life and Death of....
drlindseyfitzharris.com
Adrian Teal is a caricaturist, cartoonist, fine artist, and illustrator. He is the co-author and illustrator of
Plague-Busters! His work has appeared in numerous TV shows, including
Spitting Image and
Big Heads. He has produced art for publications such as the
Sunday Telegraph, the
Times, the
Guardian,
Time Out, and the
Daily Mail.
adrianteal.com
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.77 x 9.22 x 6.39 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 14, 2025
