Fever 1793

Mattie is a growing, constantly hungry, and sleepy teenager who lives with her mother and grandfather in their coffeehouse in Philadelphia a decade after the Revolutionary War. She has a crush on a painter's apprentice, and her mother strives to not only make Mattie work harder, but to break into the upper class. Mattie's life changes when her city is suddenly the center of a Yellow Fever epidemic. She must deal with her sick mother, the differing opinions of care, thieves, starvation, her own health, and racism against her friend. A well-written, engaging, exciting, and dramatic coming-of-age story. Grade: A

Thrilling, educational and exciting; Fever had me hooked by the first sentence! Set in 1793, Fever tells the story of a young girl dealing with the yellow fever epidemic. Honest to the soul, Fever is an amazing book and one of the greatest books I have ever read!

Mattie was only a girl, and her whole city was getting sick with the yellow fever. A few thousand already dead, Mattie has to support herself and run the family coffeehouse. This is "Fever, 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. The genre is based on a true event in history. The story is about the yellow fever plague that swept through Philadelphia in the summer of 1793. Mattie's grandfather was a captain in the army under George Washington and Mattie's mother ran a well-known coffeehouse in Philadelphia. Mattie, in the beginning of the story, was very lazy and hated work. However, a few months later, she was running the coffeehouse with her mother still missing from the fever and her grandfather was dead. I think this book would be good for anyone, because it is our history and the story is exciting when things start to happen.

Mattie was only a girl, and her whole city was getting sick with the yellow fever. A few thousand already dead, Mattie has to support herself and run the family coffeehouse. This is "Fever, 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson. The story is about the yellow fever plague that swept through Philadelphia in the summer of 1793. Mattie's grandfather was a captain in the army under George Washington and Mattie's mother ran a well-known coffeehouse in Philadelphia. Mattie, in the beginning of the story, was very lazy and hated work. However, a few months later, she was running the coffeehouse with her mother still missing from the fever and her grandfather was dead. I think this book would be good for anyone, because it is our history and the story is exciting when things start to happen.

Fever 1793 is a descriptive novel about how Yellow Fever changed a young girl's life in Philadelphia. Mattie Cook, the main character is a strong-willed woman that will do anything possible to save her family from the yellow fever epidemic. Whether it be running to the grocery and getting food for her family, or chasing thieves out of her house to save her grandfather's life. This story is suspenseful yet sensitive to all readers.
The theme of this book, in my opinion is endurance; Because Mattie and Eliza always have the courage and strength to pass through any obstacle that may come their way. On page 96 there is a poem that states,"Hot dry winds forever blowing, dead men to the grave-yards going: Constant hearses, Funeral verses; Oh! What plagues - There is no knowing! "This statement shows that in the times of Yellow Fever, there was no escaping the tragedies of what the illness could do to your family. This historical fiction book is suitable for young readers 12 and up