Daisy and the Deadly Flu

A 1918 Influenza Survival Story

Author: Julie Gilbert Series: Girls Survive

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History made personal by experiencing it through a fictional character. Survival stories are perennial favorites. Focus of female main characters allows girls to see themselves (and boys to see girls) as integral parts of history.

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In 1918 fourteen-year-old Daisy's family has fallen on hard times. Her sister Elsie's fiance was recently sent to fight in World War I and her father's newspaper was forced to shut down. When the Spanish flu arrive in her small town in Minnesota Daisy tries to shield her family and friends from the devastating illness.

About the Author

Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie's novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota. Alessia was Born in southern Italy in 1990 but she grew up in Rome, where she still lives. She has wanted to be an illustrator since she was a child. After a Degree in the Animation course of the International School of Comics based in Rome in 2013, Alessia has worked as Background Artist for some of the most important roman animation studios. She currently works as a freelance artist on various Animation and illustration projects.