The year is 1793, the season summer, and a time that no one would ever forget. Yellow fever has captured a city and as it sweeps through the streets of Philadelphia it grabs victim by victim. This is the story of Mattie, a simple girl, who resides in a small apartment with her mother and grandfather. Mattie finds herself with big plans and dreams the days away as she works in the family coffee shop. When the news of the outbreak is released and her mother takes ill, Mattie and her grandfather are urged to leave the city. Will Mattie see her mother again? Will she and her grandfather escape the disease? Or will they soon discover it has spread farther than they can run? Laurie Halse Anderson, the author, does a remarkable job that earned this book many awards, including an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. It also appeared on the New York Public Library's 100 Books for Reading and Sharing and the New York Public Library's Best Books for the Teen Age. The book also includes a short section in the back revealing true facts about the fever that once took over Philadelphia. 251 pages. ~ Tasha
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
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043022
ISBN
9780689848919
Grade 5-AD
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An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" (The New York Times Book Review).
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.
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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| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 5-AD |
| Brand: | Aladdin Paperbacks |
| Author: | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| ISBN: | 9780689848919 |
| Length in Inches: | 7.6 |
| Width in Inches: | 4.9 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.8 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.4034 |
| Ages: | 10 - 14 |
| Edition: | Reprint; Illustrated |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Publication Date: | 3/2/2013 |
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