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Fever 1793
Contributor(s): Anderson, Laurie Halse (Author)

ISBN: 0689848919 ISBN-13: 9780689848919
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2002
Annotation: In 1793, the Cook Coffeehouse outside Philadelphia is a haven for those fleeing from the fever sweeping across the mosquito-infested city. Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook has just lost her childhood playmate to the fever and struggles to keep her family and her family's business alive.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 00032238

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 580(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.6" L (0.45 lbs) 272 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania
- Locality - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2004
Nevada Young Readers' Award, Nominee, Intermediate, 2003

Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 03/04/2002 pg. 82
Kliatt 03/01/2002 pg. 13
Publishers Weekly 03/04/2002

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 42961
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Anderson, Laurie Halse: - Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Chains and Speak, were National Book Award finalists. Chains also received the 2009 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award. Mother of four and wife of one, Laurie lives in Pennsylvania, where she likes to watch the snow fall as she writes. You can follow her adventures on Twitter @HalseAnderson, or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.

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