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Fever 1793 Paperback - 2002

by Laurie Halse Anderson

In 1793 the Cook Coffeehouse outside of Philadelphia is a haven for those fleeing from the fever sweeping across the mosquito-infested city. Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook loses her childhood playmate to the fever and struggles to keep her family and its business alive.


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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. 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.

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  • Title Fever 1793
  • Author Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: repri
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-03-01
  • ISBN 9780689848919 / 0689848919
  • Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.8 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 2.03 cm)
  • Ages 10 to 14 years
  • Grade levels 5 - 9
  • Reading level 580
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Geographic Orientation: Pennsylvania
    • Locality: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Library of Congress subjects Philadelphia (Pa.), Epidemics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00032238
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Kliatt, 03/01/2002, Page 13
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/04/2002, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 03/04/2002, Page 82

About the author

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the 2009 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on Twitter @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.
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