Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780062369659)

Featured in the 2018 movie Science Fair

A National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book of 2017

In this acclaimed memoir, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery.

When a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than the previous standard.

Jack's story is not just a story of dizzying international success; it's a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out.

His account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue our own dreams. Do-it-yourself science experiments are included in each chapter, making Breakthrough perfect for STEM curriculum.

But above all, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.

Author: Jack Andraka, Matthew Lysiak
ISBN-10: 0062369652
ISBN-13: 9780062369659
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 03/10/2015
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 175996 / Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World


Review Citation(s):
Voice of Youth Advocates 06/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 206 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw