![]() Smallpox patients endured horrible systemic agony, and were covered with blisters, which scabbed over. South Carolina Association of School LibrariansĪ librarian in Santa Fe was going through old medical books donated to her library and out of one book fell a hundred year old envelope marked “smallpox scabs.” Smallpox was a grotesque and terrifying infectious disease, a plague upon this earth for thousands of years. National Science Teachers Outstanding Science Trade Book Award So he considers it good luck when he finds some old medical books in his family’s weekend house that focus on something he could write about.īut when he discovers an old envelope with two scabs in one of the books, the report is no longer about the grade-it’s about life and death. Mitty does feel a little pressure to hand something in-if he doesn’t, he’ll be switched out of Advanced Bio, which would be unfortunate since Olivia’s in Advanced Bio. Mitty was a carefree guy-he didn’t worry about terrorists or blackouts or grades or anything, which is why he was late getting started on his Advanced Bio report. ![]() ![]() He loved the city, and even after 9/11, he always felt safe. ![]() ![]() Walking around New York City was what Mitty Blake did best. ![]()
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