Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor

 
　　本書男主角，現年10歲的醫師——德克斯特．波克特（Dexter Procter）從小就顯得非常與眾不同……出生四秒鐘開始說話，三歲累計獲取87個A，從南非語到動物學，任何學科他全都得心應手。這麼說來，德克斯能在滿十歲前，被莉莉戴爾綜合醫院錄取為兒科醫師，也就不需要那麼大驚小怪了！
 
　　除了屈指可數的兩、三個朋友，慈愛卻讓他感覺難搞的家人，德克斯特向來很難融入群體中。話說醫院裡有他的頭號死對頭——德瑞克醫師，加上棘手的大規模腹瀉事件——病患碰巧是他母校的老師們，這位初生之犢能否順利保住醫師工作、拯救學校，找到自己的定位？劇透提醒：當然可以！戳中孩子們笑點的噁心細節，幽默又超級長知識。讓人捧腹大笑的情節，讓世界各地的讀者們一翻開就停不下來。 
 
　　本書作者亞當．凱（Adam Kay）曾擔任過住院醫師，他所撰寫的《K博士的怪奇解剖教室》（Kay's Anatomy）吸引超過八千名讀者在亞馬遜網路書店，留下滿分好評，是本世紀銷售速度最快的兒童非小說類書籍，《凱氏神奇醫藥》（Kay's Marvellous Medicine）再次證明他的寫作魅力。如今，他要把獨特的幽默展現在兒童小說上，由此揭開序幕，千萬別錯過！

        It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different.

        He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology.

        And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital.

        Despite a loving but annoying family and a couple of good friends (Rupi and Otto), Dexter's always struggled to fit in. Add to this a mortal enemy (Dr Drake) and a major problem at his old school (all the teachers struck down with awful diarrhoea) - will Dexter be able to save his job, save the school and find his place in the world? (Spoiler alert: yes!)

        A laugh-out-loud new fiction series about the world's youngest doctor from the record-breaking Adam Kay and Henry Paker.

        'Original, very funny, ultra-informative - and children will love all the disgusting parts.' Jacqueline Wilson

        'If laughter truly is the best medicine, book this hilarious appointment with Dr Proctor immediately.' David Baddiel

        Adam Kay (Author)
        Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on – he’s written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation: a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first children’s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

        Henry Paker (Illustrator)
        Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.