In the year 1665, a disease called plague, swept through the city of London, England. A young man named Jacob Goodrum saw it all. At first, the plague killed only poor people on the edges of the city. Then it struck all over. Soon, Jacob would see people dying at his feet, and no one really knew why. Would the girl that Jacob loved be carried away in a death cart? Would he? This is a story about one of the most horrible diseases that people have ever known. Start-to-Finish Gold Library books are for: Students with language disorders Students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities Students learning English as a second language Incarcerated teens Students with physical difficulties Students with spelling and writing difficulties Grade 4 - 5 Readability. MAC/WIN Compatible.