Natasha Bacchus-Buschkiel & Francesca Ficorilli
Language: English
Italy; Great Pestilence; famine in Italy; starvation; Black Death; plague; pandemic stories; Middle Ages; food rationing; infectious diseases; social emotional learning; SEL historical fiction; female hero; survival story; adventure story; chapter books for girls; kids 8-12; strong female protagonist; Florence
Publisher: Capstone
Published: Oct 14, 2020
Description:
Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italy’s food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Breadlines are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her family’s every loaf. Adding to the misery, the Black Plague is rapidly spreading through the country, killing everyone in its path. Maria has already lost her mother and sister. Will she be strong enough to save the rest of her family before it’s too late?