A Death-Struck Year Contributor(s): Lucier, Makiia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0544541189 ISBN-13: 9780544541184 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $9.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Dystopian |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest - Topical - Teen - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Geographic Orientation - Oregon - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Locality - Portland-Vancouver, Or-Wa |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 170287 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 9.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: For Cleo Berry, the people dying of the Spanish Influenza in cities like New York and Philadelphia may as well be in another country--that's how far away they feel from the safety of Portland, Oregon. And then cases start being reported in the Pacific Northwest. Schools, churches, and theaters shut down. The entire city is thrust into survival mode--and into a panic. Headstrong and foolish, seventeen-year-old Cleo is determined to ride out the pandemic in the comfort of her own home, rather than in her quarantined boarding school dorms. But when the Red Cross pleads for volunteers, she can't ignore the call. As Cleo struggles to navigate the world around her, she is surprised by how much she finds herself caring about near-strangers. Strangers like Edmund, a handsome medical student and war vet. Strangers who could be gone tomorrow. And as the bodies begin to pile up, Cleo can't help but wonder: when will her own luck run out? |
Contributor Bio(s): Lucier, Makiia: - Makiia Lucier grew up on the Pacific Island of Guam and holds degress in journalism and library studies from the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is the author of A Death-Struck Year, Isle of Blood and Stone, and Song of the Abyss. |