I had enjoyed Mrs. Poe and was glad I was able to read this new book. It has a great historical feel to it, the characters worked really well in this time. I really enjoyed getting to learn about Dorothy Horstmann and enjoyed the fact that this was a historical fiction book based on her. I was able to learn something about a person I really hadn't heard of before.

"It was going on now. The biggest drug trial ever! Parents had begged to sign their kids up. More than a million first, second, and third graders took part; 422,000 as actual vaccine recipients, 201,000 as placebo recipients, and 725,00 as control subjects. “Polio Pioneers,” Jonas called them. They got their shots in April. Now, with polio season raging, all she and Jonas could do was wait."

This was an excellent historical fiction title. It was reminiscent of the Marie Benedict titles, Her Hidden Genius and The Only Woman in the Room, featuring women scientists who persevered in their quests even though they were not given the same respect and opportunities as male scientists in the same field. An enjoyable and educational read.