67 pages 2 hours read

April Henry

The Girl Who Was Supposed To Die

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2013

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Essay Topics

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Cady Scott’s parents discover the hantavirus and then make a vaccine for the disease. Detail the hantavirus, from its beginnings and how it first appeared on the scene to the Scotts’ discovery of it and then the vaccine. 

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Z-Biotech is the company that employs Cady’s parents, Patrick and Janie. Detail the company, including what happened to it that made the Scotts lose faith in their work. Who are the key players, and what are their roles in the narrative?

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By the end of the narrative, the reader gets a better understanding of the Scott family. List the members of the family and give descriptions of each family member. What are some things that each member does to help other family members during their respective ordeals?