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For seventeen-year-old Cleo Berry, the Spanish influenza devastating the East Coast feels far from the safety of Portland, Oregon. But then the disease comes west. When the Red Cross pleads for volunteers, Cleo can't ignore the call. In the grueling days that follow, she risks everything for near strangers. Strangers like Edmund, a handsome medical student. Strangers who could be gone tomorrow. And as the bodies pile up, Cleo can't help but wonder when her own luck will run out. Riveting and well-researched, A Death-Struck Year is based on the real-life pandemic considered the most devastating in recorded world history. Readers will be captured by the suspenseful storytelling and the lingering questions of: what would I do for a neighbour? At what risk to myself? An afterword explains the Spanish flu phenomenon, placing it within the historical context of the early 20th century. Source notes are extensive and interesting. AGES: 12 plus AUTHOR: Makiia Lucier's journalistic skills shine in this riveting historical fiction debut. She has a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she studied literature for children. Visit her website at www.makiialucier.com.

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Readers will be swept up in the story as Cleo builds friendships and manages to find hope amid disease and death. Kirkus Highly sympathetic characters, a solid sense of place, and the transformation of a city under siege by an invisible assailant result in a powerful and disturbing reading experience. Publishers Weekly Lucier has done her research, creating a compelling work of historical fiction alongside a more timeless journey of self-discovery. Bulletin * The novel's strong voice intimately places readers directly into the dramatic plot right up to climactic ending. . . . Lucier's novel deserves a place in all high school collections. School Library Journal, starred review Lucier's debut details Cleo's loss of innocence, as she deals with gruesome deaths and emergency surgeries...supplying readers with a broad understanding of the era and the epidemic via a spirited and easy-to-relate-to protagonist. Booklist A rare window into another time and place, one that invites readers to draw parallels to their own lives in contemporary times. Horn Book Magazine

Readers will be swept up in the story as Cleo builds friendships and manages to find hope amid disease and death. --Kirkus Highly sympathetic characters, a solid sense of place, and the transformation of a city under siege by an invisible assailant result in a powerful and disturbing reading experience. --Publishers Weekly Lucier has done her research, creating a compelling work of historical fiction alongside a more timeless journey of self-discovery. --Bulletin * The novel's strong voice intimately places readers directly into the dramatic plot right up to climactic ending. . . . Lucier's novel deserves a place in all high school collections. --School Library Journal, starred review Lucier's debut details Cleo's loss of innocence, as she deals with gruesome deaths and emergency surgeries...supplying readers with a broad understanding of the era and the epidemic via a spirited and easy-to-relate-to protagonist. --Booklist A rare window into another time and place, one that invites readers to draw parallels to their own lives in contemporary times. --Horn Book Magazine

Readers will be swept up in the story as Cleo builds friendships and manages to find hope amid disease and death. Kirkus Highly sympathetic characters, a solid sense of place, and the transformation of a city under siege by an invisible assailant result in a powerful and disturbing reading experience. Publishers Weekly Lucier has done her research, creating a compelling work of historical fiction alongside a more timeless journey of self-discovery. Bulletin * The novel's strong voice intimately places readers directly into the dramatic plot right up to climactic ending....Lucier's novel deserves a place in all high school collections. School Library Journal, starred review Lucier's debut details Cleo's loss of innocence, as she deals with gruesome deaths and emergency surgeries...supplying readers with a broad understanding of the era and the epidemic via a spirited and easy-to-relate-to protagonist. Booklist A rare window into another time and place, one that invites readers to draw parallels to their own lives in contemporary times. Horn Book Magazine

"""Readers will be swept up in the story as Cleo builds friendships and manages to find hope amid disease and death.""--Kirkus ""Highly sympathetic characters, a solid sense of place, and the transformation of a city under siege by an invisible assailant result in a powerful and disturbing reading experience."" --Publishers Weekly ""Lucier has done her research, creating a compelling work of historical fiction alongside a more timeless journey of self-discovery.""--Bulletin * ""The novel's strong voice intimately places readers directly into the dramatic plot right up to climactic ending. . . . Lucier's novel deserves a place in all high school collections."" --School Library Journal, starred review ""Lucier's debut details Cleo's loss of innocence, as she deals with gruesome deaths and emergency surgeries...supplying readers with a broad understanding of the era and the epidemic via a spirited and easy-to-relate-to protagonist."" --Booklist ""A rare window into another time and place, one that invites readers to draw parallels to their own lives in contemporary times."" --Horn Book Magazine --"

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Makiia Lucier's journalistic skills shine in this riveting historical fiction debut. She has a master's degree in library and information science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where she studied literature for children. She lives in Moscow, Idaho, with her family.

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