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A School Library Journal Starred ReviewA Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee 2015-2016A 2014 ABC Best Books for Children SelectionVOYA's Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2014A 2014 'Indies Introduce New Voices' Selection A Spring 2014 Kids' Indie Next PickIn the grip of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic, not even the strong survive.The Spanish influenza is devastating the East Coast--but Cleo Berry knows it is a world away from the safety of her home in Portland, Oregon. Then the flu moves into the Pacific Northwest. Schools, churches, and theaters are shut down. The entire city is thrust into survival mode--and into a panic. Seventeen-year-old Cleo is told to stay put in her quarantined boarding school, but when the Red Cross pleads for volunteers, she cannot ignore the call for help.
About the Author
Makiia Lucier grew up on the Pacific island of Guam and has degrees in journalism and library science from the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.Her books have appeared on many notable lists, including the Kids' Indie Next, the American Booksellers Association's 'Best Books for Children,' and the American Library Association's 'Best Fiction for Young Adults.' A Death-Struck Year, her debut novel, is set in Portland, Oregon during the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918. The world of St. John del Mar, in which Isle of Blood and Stone and Song of the Abyss take place, was inspired by a childhood love of the Indiana Jones movies, as well as a lifelong fascination with old, old maps.Makiia lives with her family in North Carolina. You can visit her at www.makiialucier.com.
