Monday, August 19, 2013

Week 7: Fever 1793

Anderson, L. H. (2000).  Fever 1793.  New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

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Have you ever wondered what would happen if your town was the prime spot for a fever to sprout and spread like wildfire?  What would happen if your loved ones disappeared amidst one of the worst epidemics and you didn’t know if they are dead or alive? 


Laurie Halse Anderson’s Fever 1793 is the story of Mattie Cook and her family as they try to fight to stay alive during Philadelphia’s worst fever outbreak.  Mattie’s family owns a coffee shop and they have intentions of turning it around to become the most famous business in Philadelphia.  Mattie and her grandfather do their best to keep things neat and tidy at the shop but Mattie’s mother’s sudden bout with the fever soon forces them to flee Philadelphia. 
Will the coffee shop ever pick up?  Will Mattie even make it back to the city?  Will she even see her mother or grandfather again?  Does Mattie come down with the fever herself?  The answers lie within the pages of Anderson’s Fever 1793.
   

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