influenza epidemic, 1918-1919

In 1918, fourteen-year-old Daisy's family has fallen on hard times. Her sister Elsie's fiance was recently deployed to fight in World War I, and her father's newspaper was forced to shut down for criticizing the U.S. entrance into the war. When the Spanish Flu arrives in her small town in Minnesota, Daisy tries to shield her loved ones from the devastating illness. As the influenza pandemic sweeps through the nation, can Daisy protect those closest to home? Featuring nonfiction support material, a glossary, and reader response questions, this Girls Survive story takes readers to one of history's most important moments.

Discusses the events in 1919 about the Spanish flu that took millions of lives, including the history, the spread of the disease, and more.

"Explores the history and impact of the influenza"--Provided by publisher.

In graphic novel format looks at the 1918 worldwide flu epidemic.

"When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.

" ... traces the overlooked [Spanish flu] pandemic to reveal how the virus travelled across the globe, exposing mankind's vulnerability and putting our ingenuity to the test. [Discusses how] the Spanish flu dramatically disrupted--and often permanently altered--global politics, race relations and family structures, while spurring innovation in medicine, religion and the arts. [Argues] it was partly responsible ... for pushing India to independence, South Africa to apartheid and Switzerland to the brink of civil war ..."--OCLC.

In September 1918, soldiers stationed near Boston suddenly began to die. Doctors found the victims' lungs filled with a strange blue fluid. They identified the cause as influenza, but it was unlike any strain ever seen, and medical science proved powerless against it. In desperation, people turned to folk remedies, while frantic officials closed all public places and everyone was required to wear masks. But the virus was unstoppable, relentless, devastatingly lethal. By the time the epidemic ran its course, over 600,000 people were dead, more than all U.S. combat deaths of the 20th century.

"[The author] expounds on the flu's deadly past to solve the mysteries that could protect us from the next outbreak. He talks with . . . epidemiologists, policy makers, and the researcher who first sequenced the genetic building blocks of the original 1918 virus to offer both a . . . history and a roadmap for understanding what's to come. [The author] digs into the discovery and resurrection of the flu virus in the frozen victims of the 1918 epidemic, as well as the . . . remedies that once treated the disease, such as whiskey and blood-letting. [The book] also breaks down the . . . dialogue surrounding the disease, explaining the controversy over vaccinations, antiviral drugs like Tamiflu, and the federal government's role in preparing for pandemic outbreaks"--Provided by publisher.

"When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.

"A nonfiction account of one of the most deadly outbreaks of disease in human history--the Spanish Flu"--.