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Summary: A must read for historical fiction fans.
Review: "Fever 1793" is a great book and a great way to learn how yellow fever can destroy lives. Having never read about the yellow fever epidemic in 1793, this novel gave plenty of detail of how the young city of Philadelphia was affected by the disease, how doctors treated patients, and how quickly family and friends turned on each other. The Appendix was very neat because it gave a brief history lesson of events and people mentioned throughout the book. I recommend.
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Summary: Yellow Fever 1793
Review: This book was about a girl that has two servants and lives with her Mom and her Grandfather.They live upstairs of a coffie house they run and a fever brook out.No one knew what it was because all the docters would teel them different things,her Mom got it and matilda had to move with her grandfather but,farmers thougt they had the fever so they were staying under a tree until somone found them .she went back home got robed and her Grandpa died.she found a girl named Neely and her old servent.The Winter came, the stores opened and they oped the coffie shop.Her mom came back. I LOVED THIS BOOK YOU SHOULD GET IT.
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Summary: Fever !793
Review: Fever 1793 is a great book for anyone 12 and older who loves an action packed historical fiction book.This book takes place in Philadelphia in 1793. Mattie (the main character) lives with her mom and grandfather. Together they run a coffeehouse with the help of Eliza (their cook) and Polly (their servant). One day Polly doesn't show up to work. Later they find out that Polly is dead and the cause... Yellow Fever. After Polly's death more and more people start dying. Panick spreads throughout the city. What happens to Mattie her family? Will they survive? Find out when you read this book!
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Summary: History at its Best
Review: This book shows the true feeling of history. I almost felt as if I was in 1973. This book is about a teenage girl who lives in England. After a terrible disease "yellow fever" sweeps their once happy and busy town, her mother gets the disease. Their family owns a coffe house, and they can't get enough money. Then, her other person that she loves, her grandpa or something, gets the disease. While this all happends, her romance with a boy blooms.
This book is great for everyone, even if you don't like historical fiction.
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Summary: Great for the classroom
Review: I think this book would be a great way to introduce the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 to a classroom. Students would become lost in the characters and forget that they are actually learning some history in the process. As a teacher, I always look for books that have a historical basis. And Laurie Halse Anderson did a great job researching this topic and providing the facts. Philadelphia is a great place to visit because of the history here and would be an interesting field trip following the reading of this book. She has a great talent for creating strong, yet vulnerable characters. I found myself engrossed in Mattie's trials throughout this novel! I give it 5 stars!
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Summary: A realistic, well-written and researched book...
Review: This work of historical fiction captures the life of a young girl, Mattie Cook, and her family during the Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. Disease spreads rapidly destroying lives and futures. When Mattie's mother succumbs to the fever, she insists that Mattie leave the city with her grandfather. Their journey to the countryside goes amiss and Mattie must rely on her own wits to survive in a city turned frantic from disease. Expertly researched, Anderson describes the desperate attempts at cures by primitive medical experts and the populace at the time. She vividly captures the peoples' fear, loss and helplessness (nearly 5,000 people, or roughly 10% of the city's population died). Anderson's descriptions of afternoon tea, the sites and sounds of outdoor markets, coffee houses, and the countryside provides a rich, textured setting and gives the reader a strong feel for everyday life in 1793. Her strong character development draws the reader into the plight of the Cook family. It is a gripping story which keeps the reader on the edge of her seat as the plot unfolds.
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Summary: MUST READ BOOK !!!!!!
Review: Fever 1793 was a wonderful book very sad though. I have to give all the people living during that time alot of credit. It was about a young girl living during the yellow fever People were laying all over the streets dead. More than 3,000 people died
it was a sad but wonderful book.A MUST READ BOOK!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Reading Fever
Review: Life was pretty good for Mattie Cook in 1793. She lived in Philadelphia with her grandfather and mother over their family owned business, the Cook Coffeehouse. Her mother believed in hard work so Mattie was usually working. She would hear about all the people getting sick but never thought it would happen to her or anyone she knew. Then she came home to find her mother sick and lying on the doorstep. Her mother wouldn't let Mattie come anywhere near her for fear that she would get sick as well. One of her friends had also become sick with yellow fever, and the severity of the situation started to sink in. Her maid Eliza stayed behind to care for her mother while she and her grandfather fled the city. Her grandfather had a cold at the time, and so Mattie and he were kicked out of the carriage they were on because the people were afraid he had yellow fever. Many hardships faced Mattie as she struggled to stay healthy and survive the epidemic.
This book was very well written. I enjoyed it very much. The description of the city with bodies lying in the street and the cart going around looking for dead people made you feel like you were really there and could see it. I felt like I was really there and like the things happening to Mattie were happening to me as well. I cried a few times. This story is very good and shows how Mattie was brave and overcame the obstacles in her life.
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Summary: Catch the Fever!
Review: I think that Fever 1793 is a wonderful book. It is very realistic and it kept me interested even though I'm not too fond of history. A good story is told, and the author has obviously done her homework because it stays true to actual historic events. The reader can get a pretty good idea of what it was like during the yellow fever epidemic while still getting the story that they are reading for.
The actual story of the book is about a girl trying to survive the yellow fever outbreak in Philadelphia that occurred in 1793. Mattie, the main character, is originally lazy and would rather sleep than do her share of work, but she learns responsibility and realizes that work isn't all-bad and that it is essential for her survival. She overcomes the odds and survives her own case of yellow fever but then is faced with other problems that she needs to solve. The city of Philadelphia has become a not so pleasant place. The fever has left Philadelphia full of scoundrels and thieves. Everyone else is either dead or deathly sick. The thieves have stolen everything that Mattie has to her name and she has to basically start all over. Her fight for life has become harder and she is beginning to break down emotionally when she meets up an old friend and realizes she is not in this alone. I think that this book not only demonstrates how hard work can help you in the long run but also how standing by your friends can help you through these hard times.
This book is a good book for teens to read because it is written as from a teen's perspective. We can relate to the lazy feelings she has and the want to just give up. Mattie also has a somewhat of a lesson to teach us. She teaches us that if you want to make a difference in this world you can't give up. You have to keep trying and you will eventually reach you goal.
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Summary: Historical Tragedy
Review: Imagine fleeing your home, leaving family members behind, just trying to get away from the plague!
In the book Fever 1793 written by Laurie Halse Anderson, a fourteen year old girl named Mattie Cook, has to leave her home in Philadelphia during 1793. She lives with her mother and grandfather above their family business, the Cook Coffeehouse. Many citizens come down with yellow fever and when Mattie comes home to find her mother sick, lying on the doorstep, she must help her. Ms. Cook refuses to let Mattie get near her, in fear of Mattie getting ill as well. Mattie and her grandfather decide to flee the city. Eliza, their maid, stays behind to care for Ms. Cook and other friends who have also come down with yellow fever.
I thought this was and excellent book. The author gave fantastic descriptions of what Philadelphia looked like during this crisis. she makes it posible to actually see the run-down city, and the corpses lying in piles at the cemetary waiting to be buried. What also made this book so interesting was that it was written about every day. It was almost like reading a journal. All of the details made it seem so real that I could put myself in Mattie's shoes. She had to grow up fast so that she could help out and she had to deal with so much.
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson is and excellent historical book. It is filled with descriptions that make you feel like you were in that time period.
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