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Yesterday's Dead (2012)

by Pat Bourke(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Second Story Press

review 1: It was great to read an engaging young adult book which was neither dystopian nor a romance. Yesterday's Dead tells the story of the Spanish Flu outbreak as it hit Toronto. The central character is a maid in upper class Toronto working for a doctor and his family. The characters are well-developed, the plot is fast-paced and the historical details make the time and place come alive. A great addition to the K-8 or 9-12 school library.
review 2: A wonderful YA historical fiction that takes place during the post-WWI Spanish Flu epidemic. Bourke recreates the world of upper-crust Toronto from the vantage point of Meredith, a girl working as a housemaid in a wealthy doctor's household. The period details are fascinating for any young fan of historical fiction, b... moreut never bog down the well-paced storyline. And Meredith is a totally embraceable protagonist -- readers will root for her as she confronts all of the hardships the epidemic sends her way. less

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