A review by katiemack
Plague-Busters!: Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by Lindsey Fitzharris

funny informative medium-paced

4.25

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

As a precocious middle-grade reader, I would have sat down and devoured this book in one sitting. It's a gruesome-yet-fun, informative examination of six of the deadliest diseases in history (the bubonic plague, smallpox, rabies, cholera, tuberculosis, and scurvy); the illustrations add to the lighthearted nature of the narrative. I wish Lindsey Fitzharris had been more consistent in the pronunciations she chose to include (they dwindle halfway through the book), but otherwise the content is both concise and accessible. 

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