Fever, 1793 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780756910570)

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.

Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
ISBN-10: 0756910579
ISBN-13: 9780756910570
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2002
Pages: 251
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.4
Point Value: 7
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 42961 / Fever, 1793