Everything you need to understand or teach In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winters.
It is October, 1918, and 16-year-old Mary Shelley Black is sent from her home in Portland, Oregon, to live with her widowed Aunt Eva in San Diego. Mary Shelley’s father has been arrested for treason for helping young men avoid the draft. The last days of World War I drag on and the Spanish Influenza is claiming thousands of lives all over the world.
Mary Shelley has been in love with...