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During the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis in 1878, twelve-year-old Eli and Addie, a young child he befriends, struggle to survive with the help of Addie's ghost-mother and a girl who works at the busy graveyard. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Yay! So my friend Kim sent me this book, which takes place in a cemetery in Memphis during a 19th century yellow fever epidemic. You may be thinking that you didn't realize that yellow fever epidemics were a hot topic in children's lit, but you never know. I enjoyed this story very much (being a fan of epidemics myself), although I suspect the reading level might be a little out of sync with the subject matter. It might very well freak out a younger kid, and somewhat older kids who might be more interested in historical fiction and vaguely creepy supernatural things and yellow fever deaths might find the reading a little too on the basic side. I would love to see this story with a more complex treatment. I would say the story is 9 - 12, and the reading level is more like 7 - 10. However, my friend the famous children's librarian has a whole road show based on morbid and scary books and how they appeal to boys who are otherwise reluctant readers, so what do I know?
Grade: A-
Recommended: Especially to fans of historical fiction for children, also great for anyone visiting Memphis if, as I do, you like to read fiction with a real anchor in a particular venue to "set the scene," as it were, for your trip. ( )