11/18/24

Book of the Week (11/18/2024)

Katie Girl: Deadly Germs, Modern Medicine, and a Family's Fight by John S. Bentley (Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2024)

This is the true story of a four-year-old girl with a life-threatening illness, the desperate fight of her doctors to keep her alive, and her family’s navigation of life-changing events. It offers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of a large hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, and the ability of a family to overcome unexpected changes. --Publisher's blurb

About the author:

JOHN BENTLEY, a New Hampshire native, grew up in a small town surrounded by nature, stone walls, extended family, and good neighbors. Over the years, he has worked as an automobile mechanic, sawmill laborer, farmhand, excavation contractor, carpenter, machinist, purchasing agent, and college administrator. John holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southern New Hampshire University. In his spare time, he operates a small nonprofit charity that provides winter clothing to underprivileged children and serves as treasurer of the International Lilac Society. John lives with his wife and two daughters on a small farm near a brook, down a long dirt road, deep in the woods.

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