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

ISBN: 0756910579 ISBN-13: 9780756910570
Publisher: Turtleback Books

OUR PRICE: $17.34

Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2002
Annotation: 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.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 00032238

Age Level: 12-15

Grade Level: 7-10

Lexile Measure: 580(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.5" L (0.50 lbs) 251 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania

Accelerated Reader Info

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

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
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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