Fever, 1793

What would it be like to watch every one around you get sick? What if you had to flee your own home in search of help? What would you take with you? And what would you do if you had to leave someone behind? In the book, Fever, 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, a young teenager named Mattie has to answer all of these questions. This fourteen-year-old year lived in Philadelphia during the yellow fever plague, and her journey is full of loss, sickness, but most of all, hope. What would you do if you came down with yellow fever? Or if someone in your family were to fall victim to the plague? Mattie has to deal with all of this, and through part of the story, she is on her own; separated from her own mother.
Fever, 1793 is packed with historical facts, but not the boring kind. What happens exactly to a yellow fever victim? And just how many perished from this epidemic in the summer of 1793? Does this illness still exist today? By reading this story, you will discover all of the answers and see what it would be like to live during a time of panic and uncertainty. If you enjoy books about survival, struggle, and adventure, this historical fiction is sure to grab and hold your attention.