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

by Lisa Williamson (Author) Amerigo Pinelli (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 6th − 7th Grade
Series: True Adventures

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...

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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.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781782692782
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
Pushkin Children's Books
Publication date
March 12, 2024
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
Library of Congress categories
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