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A courageous young girl comes of age amid an historical tragedy, from the writer of Deep Water Rising.Mercy Kaplan doesn't want to be like her mother, saddled with crying kids and declining crops for the others of her life. Mercy longs to be on her behalf own?until her wish comes true in the most severe possible way. It is 1918 and a deadly flu epidemic ravages the united states, leaving her absolutely only and penniless. Mercy soon finds a job with Mrs. Wilder. But there's something unsettling about the woman, whose brother died under secret circumstances. And there's Daniel, who could sweep a girl off her foot if she isn't careful.The history?of the epidemic and of early feminism?creates a remarkable story, and Mercys personal have difficulties for freedom is general. ?BooklistMercy instructs her story in a gentle, cadenced voice filled with youthful hope, simple knowledge and gritty strength. Perfect similes record the taste of Mercy's bittersweet life during the epidemic of 1918. ?Kirkus Reviews
