Pharmacy Girl: The Great War, Spanish Influenza, and the Truth about Billy Detwiler
Why we picked it
This warmly told historical novel follows twelve-year-old Josie helping in the family drugstore just as the Spanish Flu arrives in 1918, weaving the pharmacist's community role into the story of a young girl's world at a pivotal moment.
Our review
August 1918. Twelve-year-old Josie Winslow helps in the family drugstore while her pharmacist father puzzles over strange reports about an unusual influenza arriving from Europe. This warmly told historical novel weaves the coming of the Spanish Flu through the story of a girl navigating school, friendship, and family, against the backdrop of a community pharmacy at the center of a neighborhood's health.
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In the summer of 1918, twelve-year-old Josie Winslow is helping in her family's drug store when a deadly flu begins to spread across the country. As the Spanish influenza grows into a terrible epidemic, it starts striking even young, healthy people, including those Josie loves most. This award-winning historical novel is a heartfelt story of hope and courage that history-loving readers won't be able to put down.
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- Book
- Age ranges
- Elementary, Middle School
- Careers
- Pharmacist
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