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A review by alainajreads
Daisy and the Deadly Flu: A 1918 Influenza Survival Story by Julie Gilbert
4.0
This is my first read of the Girls Survive series geared towards middle-grade readers. I would’ve loved this series when I was a preteen! (I’d recommend it for those who grew up loving American Girl and Dear America books.)
Daisy and the Deadly Flu was actually written and published before the COVID-19 pandemic and the author’s note has some parallels between the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the 1918 Flu that feel timely today.
The conclusion felt a little abrupt and the events of the story mostly occur over the course of a few days, but overall it was an interesting story. I liked the added element to Daisy being German-American in a small Minnesota town during WW1.
Daisy and the Deadly Flu was actually written and published before the COVID-19 pandemic and the author’s note has some parallels between the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and the 1918 Flu that feel timely today.
The conclusion felt a little abrupt and the events of the story mostly occur over the course of a few days, but overall it was an interesting story. I liked the added element to Daisy being German-American in a small Minnesota town during WW1.