Publisher: Stone Arch Books

Copyright Date: 2021

Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 01/01/21

Illustrator: Ficorilli, Francesca,

Pages: 106 pages

ISBN: 1-515-88332-9

ISBN 13: 978-1-515-88332-6

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2020032754

Dimensions: 19 cm.

Subject Heading:
Black Death. Fiction.
Plague. Fiction.
Survival. Fiction.
Middle Ages. Fiction.
Family life. Italy. Fiction.
Italy. History. 14th century. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 12,756

Reading Level: 3.6

Interest Level: 4-7

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 3.6 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 510740 / grade: Middle Grades

Lexile: 490L

Guided Reading Level: V

Fountas & Pinnell: V

Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italys food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Breadlines are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her familys 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 its too late?