{"product_id":"breakthrough-how-one-teen-innovator-is-changing-the-world-hardcover","title":"Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Andraka\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Lysiak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured in the 2018 movie Science Fair!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Book of 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this acclaimed memoir, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than the previous standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack's story is not just a story of dizzying international success; it's a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue our own dreams. Do-it-yourself science experiments are included in each chapter, making Breakthrough perfect for STEM curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut above all, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne teenager's vision. A hundred and ninety-two rejections. One life-changing discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Teen Inventor's Journey: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Jack from a basement lab to the international stage as he develops a revolutionary early-detection test for pancreatic cancer at just fifteen years old.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOvercoming Adversity: \u003c\/b\u003e A raw and honest account of battling depression and homophobic bullying, and finding the strength to come out and persevere against all odds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReal-World Science: \u003c\/b\u003e Go behind the scenes of the world's most competitive science fairs and into a real research lab to see how a groundbreaking idea becomes reality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHands-On Science: \u003c\/b\u003e Get inspired with do-it-yourself experiments included right in the book, perfect for aspiring young scientists, makers, and dreamers ready to change the world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack wouldn't give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a dear family friend died of pancreatic cancer, Jack Andraka decided to create a better method of early detection. It took two hundred letters before Jack found lab space to pursue his idea and months of work to make it a reality, but in the end, he did it. Jack's early-detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers has the potential to be over four hundred times more effective than the medical standard and cost only three cents. Jack was fifteen at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack's story is not just one of dizzying international success; it is a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out. His account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue their own dreams. With hands-on science experiments included, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.\u003c\/p\u003e--USA Today\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack wouldn't give up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a dear family friend died of pancreatic cancer, Jack Andraka decided to create a better method of early detection. It took two hundred letters before Jack found lab space to pursue his idea and months of work to make it a reality, but in the end, he did it. Jack's early-detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers has the potential to be over four hundred times more effective than the medical standard and cost only three cents. 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