Fever 1793

By Laurie Halse Anderson

Set in the fall of 1793 in Philadelphia, Mattie Cook is a strong willed, 14-year-old girl with her own plans and ambitions for the future. There are stories that the “fever” is spreading and thousands leave the city for safer territory. As the number of dead rises, the fever hits the coffee house she lives in and everything Mattie holds close to her heart. Her ambitions for a better future must be left behind and the struggle to survive must take over.

Melissa