The Young Physician

"The Young Physician" by Francis Brett Young is a story about a young boy named Edwin Ingleby, who faces tough times at his public school in the early 1900s. As Edwin deals with bullies and tries to make friends and growing up, he learns about courage and finding himself. The book kicks off with Edwin walking down "Murderer's Cross Road," thinking about how scared he is of a bully named Griffin, showing how Edwin is a deep-thinking kid who dreams big, but has to face the not-so-nice parts of school, and is about feeling alone and wanting to fit in.