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Deadly (2011)

by Julie Chibbaro(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0689857381 (ISBN13: 9780689857386)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: This historical fiction is about a teen girl who is inspired to become a doctor. She is hired in the fairly new dept of health and sanitation and works alongside someone from the dept to track the rash of Typhoid outbreak in NYC. The author tries to write about the typhoid epidemic and the tracking of "Typhoid Mary" in a suspenseful manner, but falls short because on top of the main story line are two other story lines fighting for center stage: a)Prudence's desire to become a doctor, and b)Prudence's developing crush for her boss. Neither of these two storylines come to a full conclusion, and the telling of how Mary Mallon is capable of being a healthy host that is able to spread typhoid to others is often repeated.
review 2: This historical novel traces the r... moreole of teenager Prudence Galewski, a Jewish immigrant in New York City, in the search for sources of typhoid fever in upper class homes. The source turns out to be fiery Irish immigrant Mary Mallon (better known as Typhoid Mary). The story shows the resistance to the new germ theory and especially to the idea a person could spread disease without suffering from it. A bit negative and bleak, despite the triumph of medical science over irrational mercy. less

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