My Story: The Great Plague
My Story: The Great Plague by Pamela Oldfield
London, 1665. Alice is pleased to be back in the city, but the Great Plague is spreading rapidly. More doors are marked with red crosses each day, and fear is closing in around the people she loves.
When Alice’s aunt becomes ill, Alice faces a decision that could change her life forever. Told through her diary, the story brings readers close to the uncertainty, danger and difficult choices of one of the darkest periods in London’s history.
Pamela Oldfield combines a tense personal story with carefully placed historical detail, allowing readers to experience the epidemic through the eyes of a young person rather than from a distant textbook account. This 160-page My Story novel is particularly well suited to children who enjoy history, first-person narratives and stories of courage under pressure.



























































