Kid Docs
Kid Docs: The Story of a School that Teaches Kids to be Doctors
Kid Docs
J.W. Lynne
A perfect gift for kids, teens, or adults who dream of being a doctor!CYBILS AWARDS NOMINEE!What if you could be a doctor by the time you were fourteen years old?Fourteen-year-old Connor Hansen became a doctor two days ago--along with all of his friends. They are child prodigies who were selected at just three years old to undergo intensive medical training as part of a controversial experiment called Kid Docs.KID DOCS tells the story of Connor's first days as an emergency room doctor. Connor experiences his first pangs of love (toward fifteen-year-old obstetrician, Cassie), deals with his explosive older brother (a sixteen-year-old heart surgeon), and tries to figure out why his friendship with fourteen-year-old fellow ER doctor Hannah has suddenly changed. At the same time, Connor learns to save lives and discovers that some lives cannot be saved.Author J.W. Lynne drew on personal experiences when writing KID DOCS: Lynne was once a kid and is now a doctor!Praise for KID DOCS:"Five stars. Amazing! I am actually speechless because it was so good ... I would read it over again ... I recommend this book to anyone." - Shelby, Goodreads"Loved every little bit of it! Couldn't stop reading!" - Adam, Goodreads"I'm ready for more! A five star book EASY!" - Pepper, Goodreads"Intriguing ... Incredibly engaging ... I highly recommend this book. It's definitely a read you won't forget." - Amy, Goodreads"The hospital setting was rich and accurate, with enough medical details to pique the curiosity of kids who might be so inclined, or to feed the fascination of adults who like to watch medical shows. I always appreciate dramatic suspense in a novel, and this one had it. Plenty of plot points kept me reading: finding out how the kid docs will react to the pressure, the fate of the patients who come into the hospital, and even the fate of one of their own." - Jennifer Donovan, 5 Minutes for BooksDon't miss this chance to slip behind the scenes into a world that few people ever experience first-hand, the life of a physician in training. KID DOCS is an educational coming-of-age science fiction novel perfect for preteens, teens, and adults. It makes a great gift book for future doctors (whether they're in the final years of elementary school, middle school, high school, or college), medical students, interns, residents, and anyone who has ever wondered what it's like to go to medical school. The book will appeal to similar audiences as ENDER'S GAME and THE GIVER and to fans of the television shows THE GOOD DOCTOR, GREY'S ANATOMY, ER, or DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. KID DOCS is available as a Kindle ebook and in paperback. Read the Kindle ebook for FREE with Kindle Unlimited. If you're an Amazon Prime member and you own a Kindle e-reader, Fire tablet, or Fire phone, you can borrow the KID DOCS ebook for FREE from the Kindle Owners' Lending Library.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fiction

Age Level: 

  • 8 - 12
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‘Kid Docs’ is a program at Westley Hospital where children are identified at very young ages whether they have the potential to become doctors and then are taught to become super-doctors. The story is about Doctor Connor Hansen, a ten year old emergency room doctor, and his experiences with patients and fellow doctors. Follow Connor as he deals with the uncertainties of his first relationship with obstetrician Cassie, conflict with his friend, emergency room Doctor Hannah, and the family drama between his surgeon brother, Alex, and father, Dr Mark Hansen.

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