Bibliograph

Daisy and the deadly flu, a 1918 influenza survival story, by Julie Gilbert ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth

Type

Label

Daisy and the deadly flu, a 1918 influenza survival story, by Julie Gilbert ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Stone Arch Books

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Daisy and the deadly flu

Oclc number

1109971825

Responsibility statement

by Julie Gilbert ; illustrated by Matt Forsyth

Series statement

Girls survive

Sub title

a 1918 influenza survival story

Summary

Fourteen-year-old Daisy Meyer is angry and frustrated with her world: her German American town, New Ulm, is under surveillance, her father's newspaper was forced to shut down for criticizing the United States' entry into World War I, her beloved older sister Elsie's fiancé is deployed to France, and she deeply resents her stepmother--but worse is coming, because this is October 1918, and influenza is about to descend on her home and family, and it is not certain who will survive

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor