The Great Death

Fiction - YA, Historical, Kids, Teen
Cover of the book The Great Death by John Smelcer, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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Author: John Smelcer ISBN: 9781466872189
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Language: English
Author: John Smelcer
ISBN: 9781466872189
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication: May 27, 2014
Imprint: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Language: English

The Great Death arrived with the man from downriver, the one who came with the light-colored strangers and had little red spots covering his body. Thirteen-year-old Millie and her younger sister, Maura, are fascinated by the guests, but soon sickness takes over their village. As they watch the people they know and love die, the sisters remain unaffected and begin to realize that they will have to find a new home.

Alone in the cold Alaskan winter of 1917, struggling to overcome the obstacles nature throws their way, the girls discover that their true strength lies in their love for each other.

John Smelcer's spare and beautiful prose shapes the sisters' story with tenderness and skill, presenting a powerful tale of determination, survival, and family.

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The Great Death arrived with the man from downriver, the one who came with the light-colored strangers and had little red spots covering his body. Thirteen-year-old Millie and her younger sister, Maura, are fascinated by the guests, but soon sickness takes over their village. As they watch the people they know and love die, the sisters remain unaffected and begin to realize that they will have to find a new home.

Alone in the cold Alaskan winter of 1917, struggling to overcome the obstacles nature throws their way, the girls discover that their true strength lies in their love for each other.

John Smelcer's spare and beautiful prose shapes the sisters' story with tenderness and skill, presenting a powerful tale of determination, survival, and family.

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