A Death-Struck Year, her debut novel, is set in Portland, Oregon during the Spanish Flu pandemic of The world of St. John del Mar, in which Isle of Blood and Stone and Song of the Abyss take place, was inspired by a childhood love of the Indiana Jones movies, as well as /5(38). · When Mrs. Foster does not return, Cleo is left wondering how long it will be before she too becomes ill. A Death-Struck Year is Makiia Lucier's debut novel. Lucier enjoys historical fiction and her love of this genre definitely shows in this finely crafted novel about the influenza pandemic of Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · A teen girl struggles to survive the Spanish influenza pandemic of In her brother's care since the much earlier loss of their parents, year-old Cleo Berry longs for freedom and adventure, even as she languishes under the expectations of upper Brand: HMH Books.
A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier. Synopsis. For Cleo Berry, the people dying of the Spanish Influenza in cities like New York and Philadelphia may as well be in another country--that's how far away they feel from the safety of Portland, Oregon. And then cases start being reported in the Pacific Northwest. Thoughts on the Novel: A Death-Struck Year by Makiia Lucier is a historical fiction novel that examines the impact of the Spanish influenza in Portland during the months of October and November Since WWI was also occurring at this time, it would have been nice if Lucier had interwoven the effects of the war on Americans a bit more strongly into the story. Seventeen-year-old Cleo is told to stay put in her quarantined boarding school, but when the Red Cross pleads for volunteers, she cannot ignore the call for help. In the grueling days that follow her headstrong decision, she risks everything for near-strangers. Strangers like Edmund, a handsome medical student.
A DEAtH-StruCk YEAr by Makiia Lucier bltadwin.ru Created Date: 2/19/ AM. From the Publisher. 03/03/ Lucier strikes an appropriately sobering tone in her debut novel, about the Spanish influenza outbreak. Seventeen-year-old orphan Cleo Berry describes the gruesome day-to-day realities in Portland, Ore., as disease ravages her community, brought by contagious visiting soldiers. A Death-Struck Year. by. Makiia Lucier (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 2, ratings · reviews. A deadly pandemic, a budding romance, and the heartache of loss make for a stunning coming-of-age teen debut about the struggle to survive during the flu. For Cleo Berry, the people dying of the Spanish Influenza in cities like.
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