Gifted hands, revised kids edition: the ben carson story - gregg lewis

An angry inner-city boy grows up to become one of the worlds greatest neurosurgeons.

Through his story, kids will learn how anything is possible with faith and determination.

Photographs of Ben Carson and his family are placed throughout the text.

From Inner-City Nobody to Brilliant Neurosurgeon When Ben Carson was in school, his classmates called him the class dummy.

Many--including Ben himself--doubted that he would ever amount to anything.

But his mother never let him quit.

She encouraged Ben to do better and reach higher for his dreams, and eventually he discovered a deep love of learning.

Today this young boy from the inner-city is one of the worlds greatest pediatric neurosurgeons.

Through determination and lot of hard work, Ben overcame his many obstacles and is now dedicated to saving the lives of critically ill children around the world.