|a African American surgeons |0 |v Biography |0 |v Juvenile literature. |a Neurosurgeons |z United States |v Biography |0 |v Juvenile literature. Carson begins his memoir with a letter to the reader from his mother, Sonya Carson, who recounts how the challenges she facedbeing one of twenty-four children she was married at thirteen, and discovering that her husband and father of her two sons was a bigamiststrengthened her resolve to motivate her. |a Carson, Ben |0 |v Juvenile literature. Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story. An intelligent woman, Sonya is able to assess the overall situation and quickly determine what action needs to be takenand action she did take on Curtis behalf. She tells Curtis that evening that he will be going to school. Ben Carson, Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story. Today he is one of the world s most brilliant surgeons. Bens strong and protective mother takes care of the problem the very next morning. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. |a Presents a biography of the surgeon who overcame poverty and racism to become chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. Taking you into the operating room where he has saved countless lives. In this special Johnson & Johnson TNT movie tie-in edition, kids will read how Ben Carson, an African-American, was able to accomplish his dream through. In his autobiography Carson explains how a strong faith in. The book tells of Carson’s journey from the bottom of his fifth grade class to his current position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In Gifted Hands, he tells of his inspiring odyssey from his childhood in inner-city Detroit to his position as director of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Medical Institutions at age thirty-three. Ben Carson and Gifted Hands Gifted Hands is the story of the world famous Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Ben Carson. |a 171 pages : |b illustrations |c 19 cm. Ben Carson is known around the world for breakthroughs in neurosurgery that have brought hope where no hope existed. |a Grand Rapids, Michigan : |b Zonderkidz, |c |a Gifted hands : |b the Ben Carson story / |c by Gregg Lewis and Deborah Shaw Lewis. Click the button below to add the Gifted Hands-The Ben Carson Story / Carson, Ben, MD Murphey, Cecil / (HB/1990-1990/B+/USED) to your. If you look at them as a hurdle, each one strengthens you for the next. Carson begins his memoir with a letter to the reader from his mother, Sonya Carson, who recounts how the challenges she facedbeing one of twenty-four children she was married at thirteen, and discovering that her husband and father of her two sons was a bigamiststrengthened her resolve to motivate her two sons, Curtis and Ben, to succeed. Ben's mother, Sonya, is the driving force in her sons' young lives. When 9-year-old Ben's father abandons his family, his heart is broken with the hurt lasting a life-time. And if you look at these obstacles as a containing fence, they become your excuse for failure. Growing up in poverty-stricken Detroit with his mother and elder brother, Curtis, Ben could have never dreamed of the future that lay ahead for him. Ben Carson from an angry, struggling young boy with everything stacked against him to the director of pediatric neurosurgery at the Johns. |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d ZAB |d HBP |d OCLCF |d WIVLS |d DTM |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d OCLCO Success is determined not by whether or not you face obstacles, but by your reaction to them. Gifted Hands reveals the remarkable journey of Dr. |a Neurosurgeons |z United States |v Biography. |a A letter from Sonya Carson - Introduction - "Goodbye, Daddy" - Carrying the load - Eight years old - Two positives - A boy's big problem - A terrible temper - ROTC triumph - College choices - Changing the rules - A serious step - Another step forward - Coming into my own - A special year - A girl named Maranda - Heartbreak - Little Beth - Three special children - Craig and Susan - Separating the twins - The rest of their story - Family affairs - Think big. |a "With a letter to the reader from Ben's mother"-Jacket. |a 240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations |c 22 cm |a Gifted hands : |b the Ben Carson story / |c Ben Carson with Cecil Murphey.
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