The Scientific Sleuths: Atherosclerosis Attack: Traffic Jam In Your Arteries

Twelve-year-old Victor Valens and his eleven-year-old cousin Sal Sultus live on opposite sides of the country, until Sal and her mother move next door to the Valenses. Victor is a tech-savvy know-it-all. Sal, a science geniusin her own right, is dealing with the death of her father while adjusting to a new home. Victordoesn't make the move any easier for Sal. In fact, their relationship is tumultuous to say the least. When their grandpa gets sick, their world is shaken. They try to understand the disease that has struck him and determine that theunderlying cause is a deadly disease with a big word, atherosclerosis."Atherosclerosis Attack by Dr. Cate Moriasi and Dr. Kathleen Coughlan is a fun, light-heartedread on a very serious and important topic. The story is well laid out, with a fun, futuristictechnological twist. The authors do a great job taking a complex subject with detailed medicalcomponents, and frame it in an understandable and relatable way." Caitlin, Community Outreach Director

• | Author: Kathleen Coughlan Ph. D., Cate Moriasi Ph. D.
• | Publisher: All Things That Matter Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 26, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 166 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1733444831
• | ISBN-13: 9781733444835