Fever 1793 | Laurie Halse Anderson

Fever 1793 | Laurie Halse Anderson | Fever: 1793

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Fever 1793

	Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Aladdin, 2002 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 302 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Page Turner!

"We were in the center of a dying city." Mattie Cook says this on page 118 of Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, a book that has become one of my favorites! It tells the tale of Mattie, a girl in Philadelphia in 1793 who is forced into adulthood as yellow fever strikes her town. She notices the change in herself, as she says (page 175), "'I'm not a little girl. I can take care of myself." I loved seeing her be dynamic throughout the novel.

Also, I liked seeing the different reactions to the fever. On page 206, Mattie says, "It was never going to stop. We would suffer endlessly, with no time to rest, no time to sleep." On the other hand, Nathaniel says (page 228), "The important things haven't changed at all." The broad look and different views at this catastrophe made my opinions sway several times.

Fever 1793 is a great book for 6th graders and above. The word choice in it was extraordinary with words like lingered, desperately, and stench. I enjoyed reading this historical fiction novel and would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick and good read!

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Fever: 1793

Matilda Cook lives her teenage life as a waitress at her family-owned coffee house in Philadelphia. When yellow fever breaks out, her life gets turned upside-down.
"Fever: 1793" vividly describes the obstacles and adventures of Matilda's( Mattie's) life, as the yellow fever rips through Philadelphia, killing thousands in the year of 1793.
Mattie lives with her strict, widowed mother, and her fun loving grandfather.
Mattie initially takes her family and friends for granted. Soon after the fever breaks out, she regrets not appreciating them. Mattie fancies the artist assistant boy, Nathaniel. A romance eventually bloomed after the plague was behind them.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Fever." I could relate to the characters, and the hard decisions that they had to make. As an example, Mattie's mother decided to send her only family to the country to avoid the plague while she stayed home and fought the fever. I also dread having to work, just like Mattie does in the beginning of the story.
"Fever" would be most enjoyed by young adults. There are some graphic passages, and has some adult language.
In conclusion, "Fever" is an exciting novel to which I as a teenage girl can easily relate.

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Fever 1793

If your mother was always on top of you for every little thing, do you think you would be independent? 14 year-old Mattie Cook isn't. In the book Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson, a historical fiction book, Mattie lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and her mother and grandfather run a local coffeehouse. It is 1793 and Philadelphia is ravaged by the disease Yellow Fever. Mattie's mother becomes infected with yellow fever, and makes Mattie and her grandfather leave to the Luddington's farm, a family friend, in the country. While on the way, they are supposed to go through Pembroke, but are forced to go back because city guards think she and her grandfather have the Yellow Fever. The theme of growing up is expressed by the fact that Mattie is forced to start doing things she never would've had to do if the fever had not struck. Mattie, her mother and her grandfather are the most important characters because they affect the story the most. Over time, I think Mattie grows as a person because she becomes more mature, and she also starts to welcome the fact that she's going to work in her family's coffeehouse because she's going to start to take pride in it. I like this book because it shows how people don't just grow up one day, they have to be forced to realize something, or forced through an experience, and this book shows that on pages because Mattie is dependent upon her mother until after she comes back to Philadelphia after the fever. I think this book is suited for anyone, because it has a lot of good information, and a steady plot (not too fast or intricate to understand). Overall I think this is a good book to read to get some background on the fever, and would recommend it to anyone learning about it.

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A very good book

"'Bring out your dead!" This short yet meaningful passage from FEVER 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson describes the dismay that Philadelphia citizens suffered during the yellow fever epidemic in 1793. It shows that families just dumped dead loved ones into the street, which connects to the theme, being how a tragic event can cause cities and even families to turn against each other. This is a historical fiction book that tells the story of Mattie, a young girl living in Philadelphia just trying to bypass her chores, but then the first case of yellow fever appears. Philadelphia suddenly goes into a state of panic and Mattie has to figure out how to survive. As the story goes on, Mattie becomes more mature and learns how to take care of herself. I thought this book was very good and an easy read. "Once a day they remove the bodies for burial. A neighbor threatened to burn the place town if the sick are not removed,..." This is a passage that displays the theme of this story and how interesting the story is. I recommend this book to anyone 5th grade or older. FEVER 1793 is a fairly easy read that many people can enjoy. Overall, this is a very good story that tells the story of Mattie through a tragic time.

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Fever 1793

This book was a real page-turner from the very beginning. It starts out at the beginning of the yellow fever epidemic... Matilda is just a normal girl at that point. She helps her mother and grandfather out at their coffeeshop, she has friends, and she even has a crush. But all of this changes when the fever starts.

This book was basically a story of one girl's fight for survival in hard times. There are times when she has help, there are times when she is alone... but the point is, she's a fighter. She gets through it, and in the end she's a better person.

So... what else is new? That was my only problem with this book... it had a strange sense of predictability to it. If you couldn't guess exactly what was going to happen, you could at least guess the basic ideas. Another problem I had was that it was just the one story: yellow fever. There were no subplots or anything to keep the story going, which kind of bothered me. There were tiny things, sure, but not much. I didn't feel like I got to know the characters that well. I know their basic traits, but I can't help but feel like something is missing.

Still, in the end it was a fairly enjoyable read. However, if you're looking for a Laurie Halse Anderson book to read, I would recommend Speak or Twisted.

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