Gemma and the Great Flu: A 1918 Flu Pandemic Graphic Novel

by Julie Gilbert, Dan Freitas (Illustrator)

Overview

With two brothers fighting in the Great War, Gemma Dorgan’s life is filled with worries. But when the Spanish Flu hits Philadelphia, the Dorgan family faces their own battle at home. Gemma’s mother is desperate to keep the family safe from influenza, but her father feels he must help provide care to the sick. Meanwhile, Gemma misses her friends terribly. Will Gemma and everyone she loves survive the great flu? Part of the Girls Survive Graphic Novel series, Gemma and the Great Flu brings a defining historical event to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781669013020
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Series:	Girls Survive Graphic Novels
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	1,084,342
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	GN530L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Julie Gilbert has been writing and publishing since the fourth grade, when she stapled together a series of graphic novels about her cat. Julie is the author of the Dark Waters series from Stone Arch Books, as well as several titles in the Girls Survive series. She also has written Cemetery Songs, a novel for young adults. Julie’s novels consider themes of identity and belonging, often with a healthy dose of fantasy and magic. She lives with her family in Minnesota.

Interviews

With more than 200,000 copies sold, the Girls Survive series makes history personal by allowing readers to experience survival through a fictional character;