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Maggie Davis is a young girl who lives in Chester, Nova Scotia, near Halifax, when her beloved Uncle Nick is killed by diabetes. Maggie’s father, a doctor, is greatly saddened by his brother’s death, and soon has to deal with his own daughter’s diagnosis with the dread disease. Various remedies are tried, including starvation diet popular at the time, but nothing works and Maggie’s condition worsens. Meanwhile, in Toronto, Banting and other doctors work night and day to perfect insulin. Will they succeed in time to save Maggie and thousands of others?
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Eaton-Hume writes with passion about serious illness and covers a wide gamut of emotional responses, accurately reflecting teenage hope, despair and rebellion... With a storyteller's careful attention to detail, Eaton-Hume puts some very personal faces on the discovery of insulin.
(Rosalie MacEachern The Evening News)This is a must-read; the writing is magical and Nova Scotians will enjoy the picture of Chester long ago.
(The Daily News)This book was very emotional because it is based on a true story ... I recommend this wonderful book for grade four and up.
(Morgan Jefferies, age 8 Independently Reviewed)Stephen Eaton Hume has written three picture books for children: Midnight on the Farm, Rainbow Bay, and Red Moon Follows Truck. He lives in Victoria, British Columbia.
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- PublisherDundurn
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0888784155
- ISBN 13 9780888784155
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages99
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Clean, tight, unmarked; wear to corners; several corners turned; otherwise appears unread; Maggie Davis is a young girl who lives in Chester, NS, in the early 1920s when her beloved Uncle Nick is killed by diabetes. Maggie's father, who is a doctor, is greatly saddened by his brother's death, and soon has to deal with his own daughter's diagnosis with the dread disease. Various remedies are tried but nothing works and Maggie's condition worsens. Meanwhile, in Toronto, Banting and other doctors work night and day to perfect insulin. This poignant novel brings the world of post-WWI Canada vividly to life and presents a tale of nail-biting drama that tugs at the heart and allows readers to identify with the plight of one girl's fight to survive against all odds. Seller Inventory # 008358
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