A Teenage M.D. Takes On The Adult World In 'Symptoms Of A Heartbreak'
Sona Charaipotra's young adult novel might be familiar to back-in-the-day fans of Doogie Howser — it's about 16-year-old supergenius Saira, fresh out of med school and interning at a hospital.
by Alethea Kontis
Jul 03, 2019
3 minutes
I was 13 the year Doogie Howser, debuted on television, and I loved every minute of it. That charming, mischievous character played by Neil Patrick Harris would have fit right into my group of misfit, too-smart-for-their-own-britches friends. These days, I'm all about There's just that compelling magic surrounding doctor dramedies that pulls me in every time. Sona Charaipotra's new falls right in line with the best of those, but it's specifically targeted to a YA audience.
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