Fever, 1793

Anderson, Laurie Halse

ISBN 10: 0756910579 ISBN 13: 9780756910570

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 2002

Synopsis

During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.

Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.

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Review:

"School Library Journal

starred review

Readers will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

"VOYA"

A vivid work, rich with well-drawn characters.

"School Library Journal"

starred review

Readers will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

"The New York Times Book Review"

The plot rages like the epidemic itself.

"The New York Times Book Review"

A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death.

"VOYA"A vivid work, rich with well-drawn characters.

"The New York Times Book Review"The plot rages like the epidemic itself.

"The New York Times Book Review"A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death.

"School Library Journal"starred reviewReaders will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

Book Description:

A gripping historical novel about the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia, USA, from the bestselling author of 'Speak'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0756910579
• ISBN 13: 9780756910570
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 251