BOOK 2 IN THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES Outrunning a broken childhood, Mike London is the vet school"s top-dog senior student cruising toward graduation and a coveted internship when a flash of bravado with a blade nearly costs a vital service dog its life. The fatal near miss sends Mike into a tailspin threatening the lives of whales, sea turtles, and first-year students as he wrestles with his boyhood torment and a surgeon hell-bent on seeing him fail. A Chance to Cut is Mike"s only chance to heal. In this true-to-life story of heartache and humor, Howard Krum explores "the difference between you and me" through the guiding principle of modern veterinary medicine: all animals (including people) are more alike than different - we all need love to heal that broken part inside."Krum tells this tale of human and canine struggles with humor and sensitivity, and as a result, it"s both touching and fun." -- Kirkus Reviews