AL MOMENTO ESAURITO

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson (2002, Trade Paperback, Reprint)

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.

Book Title
Fever 1793
Author
Laurie Halse Anderson
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Historical / United States / General, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Girls & Women, People & Places / United States / General
Publication Year
2002
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Juvenile Fiction
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
The New York Times Book Review A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death., The New York Times Book ReviewA gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death., 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., School Library Journal starred reviewReaders will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world., School Library Journalstarred reviewReaders will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.
Copyright Date
2002
Lccn
00-032238

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