Fever 1793
Readers rate it 3.7 (133 on Hardcover)
252 pages · Released Sep 1, 2000 · Simon & Schuster
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Fever 1793 is a well-regarded historical fiction novel about a teenager surviving the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. While it addresses death and illness seriously, it does so in an age-appropriate, educational way that emphasizes resilience and personal growth. The story contains no graphic violence or inappropriate language, making it suitable for mature middle-grade readers and older, though younger or sensitive readers may find the epidemic's death toll emotionally difficult.
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It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing o... It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight—the fight to stay alive.
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- Yellow fever
- Epidemics
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction
- Survival
- History
- Children's fiction
- Pennsylvania, fiction
- Philadelphia (pa.), fiction
- Sick
- Self-reliance
- Families
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ISBN 9780689848919 · Simon & Schuster