Fever 1793
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Print & ebook · March 1, 2002
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- Who it’s for
- A fever-struck Philadelphia turns a family’s hopes into a tense lesson in survival.
- Themes
- Epidemic disease, Survival, Family
- Pacing
- Fast
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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.
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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.
History Under Pressure
A fever-struck Philadelphia turns a family’s hopes into a tense lesson in survival.
Come here for
- A vivid encounter with the panic of an epidemic in 1793
- A young protagonist facing a city transformed by sickness
Expect
- Immersive historical fiction with urgent stakes
- A story of survival amid a spreading fever
Where it sits
| Illness & Injury | 79% |
|---|---|
| U.S. History | 73% |
| Girls & Young Women | 61% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Girls & Young Women
- Illness & Injury
- U.S. History
- Authors
- Laurie Halse Anderson
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- March 1, 2002
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Epidemic disease · Survival · Family
- Reading lane
- Girls & Young Women