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273 pp.
| Holt |
October, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-08050-8855-7$16.99
(3)
YA
When the 1918 flu epidemic hits Texas, sixteen-year-old Mercy finds herself working for a widowed neighbor. Though she has always yearned for independence, Mercy begins to wonder if family is what she has wanted all along. Mercy's strength when faced with adversity casts her as an admirable character, and the small-town Texas setting is well envisioned.