Revenge on the Fly by McNicoll, Sylvia

Revenge on the Fly

In 1912, 12-year-old immigrant William Alton's adoptive city offers a prize for the child who can improve...
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Author: Sylvia McNicoll
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Revenge on the Fly by McNicoll, Sylvia

Revenge on the Fly

Dhs. 72.69

Revenge on the Fly

Dhs. 72.69
Author: Sylvia McNicoll
Format: Paperback
Language: English

In 1912, 12-year-old immigrant William Alton's adoptive city offers a prize for the child who can improve sanitation by killing the most flies. William first sets out to win to avenge the sickness and deaths of his mother and sister, but competition with classmates almost makes him lose sight of the contest's real goal.

When twelve-year-old William Alton and his father sail from England for new opportunities on the Empress of Ireland, they leave behind the graves of his mother and baby sister. Will only hopes they will leave death and disease behind them, too. But a shipmate's baby falls ill and is forced into quarantine on Grosse Ile, and when they finally arrive in Hamilton - their new home - they discover that Will's Uncle Charlie is in the hospital. Why must everyone around him get sick and die?

A competition at Will's new school offers an answer...and a challenge. In 1912, cities around the world declare war on the fly, blaming it for the spread of the diseases - summer complaint, typhus, consumption and typhoid - that are wiping out families. To avenge his mother and his sister, Will throws himself into the local fly-killing contest.

Along the way, he makes enemies and friends: Fred Aitken, the wealthy classmate who hates losing; Fred's admirer, Ginny Malone, who often must skip school to look after sick siblings; and Rebecca, a doctor's daughter who hates poor sportsmanship worse than poverty and disease.

William uses ingenuity and determination to climb into the top ranks of fly-catchers, but along the way loses track of his real mission. Can he beat Fred without cheating? How much does it matter?



Author: Sylvia McNicoll
Publisher: Pajama Press
Published: 09/15/2014
Pages: 223
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.80w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781927485569
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 05/01/2014 pg. 36
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2014
School Library Journal 09/01/2014 pg. 129
Booklist 09/15/2014 pg. 57

About the Author
McNicoll, Sylvia: - Sylvia McNicoll is the award-winning author of more than 30 novels for young people. Once a financial clerk earning her English degree at night from Concordia University in Montreal, Sylvia has since been a teacher and the editor of Today's Parent Toronto. Today Sylvia is a full-time writer who also gives her time to the Canadian Children's Book Centre and Access Copyright. Sylvia lives in Burlington, Ontario.

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