The Death: the horror of the Plague

by Ananda Braxton-Smith

You have buried a member of your family. You know that the last person to die will be you. Who is left to bury you? It is the fourteenth century. Europe and China are suffering an outbreak of unpredictable disease. For seven hundred years it sweeps through the population like wildfire. The symptoms are horrific. It kills the weak and strong, young and old. It is known by many names. The Plague. The Black Death. The Pestilence. Why did it happen? Could it happen again? Who would be left to tell the tale?

234 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Ananda Braxton-Smith is a journalist and children’s writer who is passionate about communicating history to young people in new and innovative ways.

Reviews

[Xanthi · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got the impression that this was written for a young adult audience, as it was written in a basic but clear non-technical level and not too details heavy.
The nonfiction was interspersed with some fiction, which I was not overly interested in.
I also spotted several typos and grammatical errors.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read on the plague to date...and that's saying a lot.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting book. The ‘eye-witness’ accounts add to story. A good book for teenage readers interested in the bubonic plague

[Jane Potter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Real page turner! I love how they finished chapters with real diaries or letters- accounts of real people who have lived through this. It's amazing in it's real life horror!