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196 pp.
| Walker |
February, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8027-2183-9$16.99
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4-6
In 1800s Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Robby Hare is horrified by his father's new scheme for making money: robbing graves and selling the bodies to a teaching hospital. He's also captivated by the investigation of human anatomy and how studying cadavers can save lives. This intriguing fictional account explores the morality of human dissection and its place in the history of medicine.