This was an interesting look at a scientist most students can not readily name. Ernest Everett is the reason we know so much about cellular development. This book looks more at his life, and gives the reader just the basics of his scientific study. I like this, because the author didn’t shy away from the hard stuff. They cover the death of Ernest’s father, his failing a class, his move to France because of his treatment as a person of color in the US. This was very well done, and every reader will find something new they didn’t know.