'Plagues and Federation: The Diary of Kitty Barnes' Week 5

About:

In 1900, Australia, and other nations nearby have unfortunately been spread with the fatal bubonic plague, The Black Death.  Kitty Barnes, (owner of the diary), writes in this book, her and her family's lives during this time, and how they cope with the plague and the lead up to Federation in Australia.

Summary so far:

Kitty and her family have been to quarantine to get rid of their top layer of skin, because of the chance of them having (rat) fleas, because a neighbour came down with the plague.  Her relationships with her family have gotten stronger.  Everyone cares for and looks after each other, now, because of the plague.  Her romantic relations with Reggie are like a roller-coaster ride, it goes up and down, but now, their relationship has gotten stronger.  Barricades were put up between towns, not to let anyone in or out, so they can clean each town. Some men can't work, now, because they're either stuck in that town, or can't get into their work place.  Now that the barricades are off, people can get around, and it's much cleaner.  Last of all, Kitty has started to go through puberty.  She thought she'd caught the Bubonic, but she just got her period, and her mum explained it to her.

Predictions:

I predict that in this book, someone Kitty knows, (not necessarily her family), will get the plague and die from it, and it will traumatise her for a long time.  Like my last prediction, I think something will happen to her oldest brother, in the war, because usually when they add something that didn't need to be put in, something will happen to it.