The Organ Grinders

by Fitzhugh, Bill

• ISBN13: 9780380798353
• ISBN10: 0380798352
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Spike

Summary

There is evidence that Hindu surgeons may have performed tissue transplants 2,600 years ago. Chapter One San Mateo County, California, March 1975 Paul had big butterflies in his stomach. He was nervous because he was on his way to meet with Mr. Jerry Landis. "The Mr. Jerry Landis, one of the most important men in the country, according to every business magazine Paul had read. And since other important men had a hard time getting an appointment with Mr. Landis, everybody was impressed that Paul had been granted an audience with him -- especially since Paul was just fifteen years old. He was sitting in the back of the bus looking at the blood on his finger. Paul chewed his nails whenever he was anxious, and this time he had torn one below the cuticle, drawing a crimson reminder of his apprehension. Paul took a deep breath and tried to relax, but he would need more than air to settle his nerves today. He was delivering an important document to Mr. Landis and he prayed it would make a difference. Paul just wanted to make the world a better place. The reason Paul had been invited to meet with Mr. Landis in the first place was a civics class project designed to demonstrate the power and importance of a participatory democracy. The project involved writing a letter to someone in a position to influence government or corporate policy. Some of Paul's classmates wrote to city council members; others wrote to senators or representatives. But Paul wrote to Mr