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A debut novel set against the backdrop of the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.

Life in Winnie’s sleepy town of Coward Creek, Texas, is just fine for her. Although her troubled mother’s distant behavior has always worried Winnie, she’s plenty busy caring for her younger sisters, going to school, playing chess with Mr. Levy, and avoiding her testy grandmother. Plus, her sweetheart Nolan is always there to make her smile when she’s feeling low. But when the Spanish Influenza claims its first victim, lives are suddenly at stake, and Winnie has never felt so helpless. She must find a way to save the people she loves most, even if doing so means putting her own life at risk.

Walker Books for Young Readers
Release Date: February 3, 2009

 

 

“A multifaceted, nuanced debut.”

- Kirkus Reviews

“First-novelist Moss brings poetic language to
this story . . . ”

- Publishers Weekly

“In sum, an appealing historical fiction tale.”

- Booklist Online

 

 

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Scholastic Press
Release date: Spring 2010