Fever 1793
It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment...
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It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever. Down near the docks, many have taken ill, and the fatalities are mounting. Now they include Polly, the serving girl at the Cook Coffeehouse. But fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook doesn't get a moment to mourn the passing of her childhood playmate. New customers have overrun her family's coffee shop, located far from the mosquito-infested river, and Mattie's concerns of fever are all but overshadowed by dreams of growing her family's small business into a thriving enterprise. But when the fever begins to strike closer to home, Mattie's struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fight-the fight to stay alive.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B004ZZRZ7W
Publish date: August 16th 2011
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Academic,
School,
Survival,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade
Car was at the mechanic's shop getting an oil change, so I took the kids to the library to wait. While there, I picked up this book and decided it would be a good fit for a bingo square "Historical Fiction." Seriously, this bingo card is going to fill up with YA/MG titles the way I am going. Anywa...
I kept my eyes closed, trying to see Polly happy, joking, maybe stealing a kiss with Matthew, then bursting through the door to tell me. It couldn't be real. How could Polly be dead? - Chapter 3 Some doctors warn we may see a thousand dead before it's over. There are forty thousand people living i...
Find my thoughts on all things books and reading at Read, Run, RambleI read this book with my daughter who chose it as her Historical Fiction book report read. Each of us checked out a copy from our local library (shout out to the fabulous Johnson County Public Library) and each day I would make sur...
I decided after reading Wintergirls and Speak that I wanted to read all of Laurie Halse Anderson’s books. So I’ve been making my way through them. I plan to pick up Catalyst when I go back to the library. I was a little nervous about reading this one. I thought I might not be as interested in it sin...
This was an enjoyable read as I get sucked into the world of young Mattie during the pestilence of 1793. The writing was simple enough to understand, but it is very engaging that you would get to love the characters. You feel a snowball of emotions - happiness, panic, grief, hope, determination - co...