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She wants to turn the cook coffeehouse into the finest business in philadelphia, the capital of the new united states. Praise for fever 1793 the plot rages like the epidemic itself. Fever 1793 fever 1793 was written by laurie halse anderson, and first published in 2000. The first edition of this novel was published in september 1st 2000, and was written by laurie halse anderson. Fever 1793 begins with good historical information for the reader who may not be aware of the situation in philadelphia. Fever 1793 study guide contains a biography of laurie halse anderson, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Kerr is the second doctor to treat matildas mother. His drawers are full, and its attracting every bug for miles. But the waterfront is abuzz with reports of disease. Get an answer for what type of business does matties family own in fever 1793. But its also a great novel, full stop, without any of the usual genre caveats, and i can think of no higher recommendation than that youll want to read it twice. The death toll from a yellow fever epidemic in philadelphia hits 100 on october 11, 1793.

Fever 1793 book by laurie halse anderson official publisher. It is a historical novel about a 14 year old girl, matilda, trying to survive an outbreak of yellow fever. 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. Free download or read online fever 1793 pdf epub book. Fever, 1793 summary matilda mattie cook is a fourteenyearold girl living above a coffeehouse in philadelphia with her mother, grandfather a former military man, a parrot named king george, and an orange cat named silas. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 272 pages and is available in paperback format.

Its late summer 1793, and the streets of philadelphia are abuzz with. Rushs school, and believes in taking blood from his patients 10. Fever 1793 ebook chicago public library bibliocommons. Readers will be drawn in by the characters and will. During the summer of 1793, mattie cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather.

An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 philadelphia in this novel from laurie halse anderson where the plot rages. The fever is a potboiler in the truest, best sense of that devalued word. Laurie halse anderson this book is for my father, reverend frank a. Eliza, a free black woman, is the coffeehouse cook. Its ingredients are expertly combined, patiently agitated, and heated to an inexorable boil. What type of business does matties family own in fever 1793. Its late summer 1793, and the streets of philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and. Fever 1793 by laurie halse anderson overdrive rakuten. Fourteenyearold mattie cook is ambitious, adventurous, and sick to death of listening to her mother. Fever 1793 kindle edition by laurie halse anderson, lori earley. In 1793 philadelphia, sixteenyearold matilda cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and selfreliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.