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Synopsis
Sick with influenza during the 1918 epidemic and separated from her two sisters, a young Jewish girl living in Boston relies on the help of an old German man, and her visions of angels, to get better and to reunite herself with her family.
Is A Time of Angels appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
Historical fiction set during the 1918 flu pandemic with magical realism elements. Contains themes of serious illness, death, and separation from family, but handled sensitively with hopeful spiritual overtones.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include death, grief, and chronic illness (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
A young girl fights to survive the flu epidemic with help from an unlikely friend and visits from mysterious angels.