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I liked this very much. One of the most Cormac McCarthian books I‘ve read. Told in 2nd person we follow Constable Jacob, a veteran of the Civil War in Friendship, Wisconsin. If I didn‘t know this was published in 1999 I would have said this was his pandemic novel. Diphtheria sets upon Friendship and we see Jacob‘s struggle with his faith as more and more of the town falls ill. The writing was superb and the story just kept building. Super pick!

April #bookspin - The Ghost Map, which I‘ve been wanting to read for years (and now I own a copy!)

#doublespin - Forgotten on Sunday, an #auldlangspine pick that I‘ve been looking forward to reading but haven‘t gotten around to yet. Yay!

I remember reading this book in fifth grade and becoming so fascinated with this time in history. I will definitely want to implement this in my future classroom

“The world is not as it should be. It is a place of chaos and fear.”

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson is an historical fiction novel that shows the hardship the yellow fever caused for people. This book focuses on a young girl named Mattie and how the disease affects her, the people she loves, and her dreams for her future. This book allows children to see the real impacts yellow fever had on society and can relate them to their own experiences and knowledge of the COVID Pandemic.

“Good children were seen and not heard, how undoubtably like me.“

I felt as though the story was very vivid and provided a great glimpse into what life looked like for many people living in the late 1700's. This being said, this book is definitely an upper elementary level book however, I really enjoyed the change of pace this book brought.