{"product_id":"mountains-beyond-mountains-adapted-for-young-people-the-quest-of-dr-paul-farmer-a-man-who-would-cure-the-world-9780385743198","title":"Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People): The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eA Truck Full of Money\u003c\/i\u003e, and adapted by Michael French comes this captivating and critically acclaimed young adult adaptation of the nonfiction edition of Kidder's\u003ci\u003e Mountains Beyond Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the inspiring story of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Harvard-educated doctor with a self-proclaimed mission to transform healthcare on a global scale. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Farmer focuses his attention on some of the world's most impoverished people and uses unconventional ways in which to provide healthcare, to achieve real results and save lives. From his humble beginnings and atypical childhood to his education at Harvard Medical School and on to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia, Farmer dedicated himself to the philosophy that \"the only real nation is humanity.\" He sets an example of a life based on hope and understanding of the Haitian proverb \"Beyond mountains there are mountains\"--as you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAn important story that feels like it breathes a dose of virtuous oxygen right into readers' heads.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eAccessible and fascinating.\u003c\/b\u003e..It's focus on Farmer the humanitarian provides a much-needed education in empathy.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA thoughtful examination of a complex man operating in a complex world.\u003c\/b\u003e\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTRACY KIDDER graduated from Harvard University and studied at the University of Iowa. He has won the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Award, and many other literary prizes. The author of \u003ci\u003eMy Detachment, Mountains Beyond Mountains, Home Town, Old Friends, Among Schoolchildren, House, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of a New Machine, \u003c\/i\u003e Kidder lives in Massachusetts and Maine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMICHAEL FRENCH has published twenty books, including fiction for adults and young adults, biographies, and art criticism. He has adapted many acclaimed adult works for young people. Michael French divides his time between Santa Barbara, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ember","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276515148050,"sku":"9780385743198","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5b710524-6876-4937-bc9a-df75573233d6.jpg?v=1747130300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mountains-beyond-mountains-adapted-for-young-people-the-quest-of-dr-paul-farmer-a-man-who-would-cure-the-world-9780385743198","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}