Revenge on the fly

By Sylvia McNicoll

Subjects: Irish, Flies, Competition (Psychology), Immigrants, School contests, Historical fiction, Flies as carriers of disease, Fiction, American literature, Juvenile fiction, Contests

Description: Leaving behind England (and the graves of his mother and baby sister) 12-year-old William sails to Canada with his father, where he joins the campaign to eradicate flies in cities and stop the spread of deadly diseases.