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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

ISBN-100689848919

ISBN-139780689848919

eBay Product ID (ePID)2118077

Product Key Features

Book TitleFever 1793

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical / United States / General, General, Health & Daily Living / Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries, Girls & Women, People & Places / United States / General

Publication Year2002

IllustratorYes

FeaturesReprint

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorLaurie Halse Anderson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length7.6 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN00-032238

ReviewsThe 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.

Grade FromFifth Grade

Grade ToNinth Grade

Edition DescriptionReprint

SynopsisAn 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., 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.