Traces a year at Brooklyn's Maimonides Hospital and its new state-of-the-art cancer center, offering insight into the particular challenges being posed by the region's increasingly multicultural populace while exploring how the hospital addresses key issues related to financial, technological, and ethical matters.
Julie Salamon is the author of several award-winning books for adults, including Wendy and the Lost Boys, as well as her debut novel for children,�Cat in the City.�Her writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and more. �She lives in Manhattan with her family.