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Summary: A real flip turner
Review: Fever is a book, which takes place in 1793, just after the American Revolution. Yellow Fever spreads throughout the cities, including Philadelphia, where Mattie Cook lives. Mattie and her grandfather flee the city, and try to escape into the country where the air is clean. They are stranded in the country after being thrown out of a wagon, and have to survive with the conditions they are living in. This book includes many thrilling, and frightening obstacles that Mattie has to overcome.
It also made me think about how far we have come with medicine, and cures. Back in 1793 they thought that bleeding people was the right way to cure people of sicknesses. It turns out that bleeding people eventually kills them. We are very lucky to have the intelligence we have now.
I also like this book because helped me understand what it would have been like in a 14 year olds mind when all of the chaos was happening. The book expresses Mattie's feelings and helps you understand what kind of things she was going through.
I would definitly recommend this book to people 10 and older, or anyone who wants to read a book that is adventurous but factual at the same time.
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Summary: Fever 1793
Review: Mattie Cook, a 14-year-old girl, lives with her mother and grandfather in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her family owns a little coffee shop, so Mattie spends most of her days doing chores. During the summer of 1793, yellow fever wonders the streets of the city taking 10% of the city's population by the end of the epidemic. Eventually Mattie's Mother ,Lucille, catches the fever, and sends Mattie and her grandfather to the country to live with the Ludingtons. Then, something terribly goes wrong, and then things just keep getting worse.
Once you start the book, you just can't put it down. Laurie Halse Anderson did a great job with all the researching.
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Summary: Very Interesting Time of History
Review: Interesting tale told by Mattie Cooke, a teenager living in 1793 Philadelphia. It is an era I did not know anything about. I had heard about Yellow fever hitting tropical places but was not aware that it had ever occurred so far north. It is interesting to see how Mattie seems to "grow=up" during this tragic time. Once the fever hits her home she flees with her grandfather, leaving her sick mother behind. They do not get far as they both fall ill. Mattie gradually recovers and heads back home with her grandfather, but they find the home has been ransacked and her mother is nowhere to be found. The book is well written and left me wanting to know a lot more about the historical timeframe.
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Summary: Fever 1793
Review: ...It was about when the yellow fever broke out in the city of Philadelphia, in the late 1700's. Everyone wants to flee the city to the countryside so they too didn't become infected with the illness. The main character Matilda Cook, who likes to be called Mattie, helps out around the coffeehouse that her mother and grandfather own. Her grandfather is very kind and protective. Mattie's mother Lucille Cook is very stubborn and is very strong within her self. The author's point of writing this book is to inform more people about what really happened during the fever in 1793. She also wanted to tell what it was like to live back then. One event that happened in this book is that the mother Lucille Cook became ill with the fever. To avoid becoming sick Mattie and her grandfather must make a life threatening decision.
My favorite quote in the book Fever 1793 is when Mattie said "Mother wouldn't allow it. She had given birth to me in the morning and cooked supper for ten people that night." I think that that quote means a lot, it shows how strong her mother was. Mattie said this when her mother was sick. Mattie knew how strong her mother was and couldn't understand why she wasn't getting better. My favorite character in this book is Mattie. She is a very strong person and I admire that. My least favorite character is that person who discards the dead bodies. They don't even say a pray when they buried them. They say a pray for all of them at the end of the day. I guess that someone has to do that job though. I liked the book Fever 1793 a lot. It was very interesting to read and had a lot of action. I never wanted to put the book down. The type of reader that would like this book is someone who likes Historical Fiction. This book was about something that really happened. I thought that this book was really interesting. I would recommend this book to everyone because all ages would like this book. Go pick up Fever 1793 and read it, you won't regret it.
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Summary: Fever 1793
Review: Any sixteen years old can relate to Mattie Cook. She and her mother argue about Mattie's chores that need to be completed, such as helping the family servant prepare food. However, what some teenagers may not be able to relate to are the hardships that the Cook family has to endure for every day survival in 1793. Mattie lives with her widowed mother and grandfather and helps work in the family owned coffee shop. Everything seems to be going well for Mattie, until the fatal yellow fever epidemic sweeps through the city, separating her family and endangering their lives. Anderson, in my opinion, recreated historical Philadelphia in an exquisite manner. The characters and plot were believable, and the dialogue between the characters is developed in a realistic manner. Mattie like any sixteen year old is defiant and opinionated. On the other hand, her mother is portrayed how every teenager sees their parents, demanding and authoritative. Also, the language used by the author has a natural flow. For example, Mattie, in chapter one, describes a balloon as a "yellow silk bubble escaping the earth". In addition, the point of view for this powerful novel was presented by a young girl, which provided interesting insight on the scenes presented. An adult would have an entirely different perspective than Mattie did, but it was interesting to see how a child viewed what was happening in the world around her. There are many ways that this book could be used in a classroom curriculum. Enhancing a lesson on historic Philadelphia or the late 1700's is one example of how this book could be used. Also, this novel could be used to see how Philadelphia differs from the time period that the novel was written in to modern Philadelphia. Slavery is another topic that could be explored. Overall, there are several different themes from the novel that could easily be incorporated into classroom lessons. This book was enjoyable and I would definitely choose this novel for a classroom library, and recommend it for a child to read to get a historical perspective on what happened in historical Philadelphia.
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Summary: SusPenSe
Review: this book is so great because it shows how hard life really was when the yellow fever was around! i felt so sorry for her in this book because she loses so much more than anyone could have ever bargained for!
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Summary: Making History FUN
Review: Anderson's historical fiction novel, "Fever 1793," takes place during the Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1793, right after the American Revolution. The main character, a young girl named Mattie Cook is living in Philadelphia, when the epidemic comes sweeping across city after city. After her mother gets the Yellow Fever, Mattie's grandfather takes Mattie out to live in the country, to try and escape the awful disease. The trip doesn't turn out as expected, as both the grandfather and Mattie may be becoming sick. Will Mattie get the Yellow Fever? Will she be able to return to her mother?
Personal Response:
My favorite part of this book is the amount of information that the reader gains about the Yellow Fever and Colonial times. I never realized how many people were killed because of sickness during this time in history. I can imagine that any reader would be extremely interested in what this book has to offer. Anderson does an awesome job of letting the reader really get inside the book and feeling what Mattie is feeling. Readers will connect immediately to Mattie's character because of the constant squabbling between her and her mother.
Anderson also describes the setting of the story in such detail, that you can really picture yourself being there. You can see the coffee house as its being described as well as the dying people all around. This book had such a tremendous affect on me personally as I was reading it, playing on many emotions. I really could not put the book down. Not only do you get factual information, and learn about the time and life in the late 1700's, you enjoy the action and drama within the pages of the book. The ending of the book really took me by surprise, as it will most readers, I assume.
I would recommend this book to a 4th - 6th grade class to introduce the Yellow Fever or the Colonial Times. This book really allows readers to understand the difficult times, and the advancement of medicine. This book would make anyone appreciative of the time we live in now.
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Summary: Fever 1793
Review: A very cool author Laurie Halse Anderson wrote the adventurous book Fever 1793. Laurie Halse Anderson also wrote Speak, and other great books. Laurie Anderson wrote Fever 1793, so people would understand the devastating yellow fever that struck Pennsylvania in 1793. This story explains the reality Mattie was in. Mattie Cook, a fourteen-year-old girl who lived in Philadelphia. Her parents owned the Cook Coffeehouse, and Mattie was very proud. She had big dreams to make the coffeehouse a big company for the president. Mattie's life and dream changes after her friend, Polly, dies of a mysterious fever. Mattie was shocked of Polly's sudden death, but she was more shocked when she found out that her mother had gotten it. She couldn't admit that it was really happening. Mattie's mother decided to send Mattie to the Ludington's house, with grandfather to take her. Mattie was surprised that no one was stopping her mother. Not even Eliza, a freed slave that works for them. Eliza usually is understanding, and Mattie thought Eliza would stop Mother, but she didn't. Mattie is terribly scared when her grandfather becomes ill on the trip. Mattie and the driver's family fears that it is yellow fever, and the driver kicks Mattie and Grandfather out of the carriage. Now it was all up to Mattie to save her Grandfather and herself. Mattie learns the true fear and terror of the yellow fever. She hears terrifying screams at night, and smells blood and death everywhere. Worst of all, she sees victims dead bodies being carried out. She sees lifeless corpses in the streets. The imagery was amazing, and it makes the reader feel like they're Mattie. As the story goes on, it explains how Mattie goes back to her house with Grandfather. As soon as they go back to they house, the worst thing happens. Robbers come to the cofee house. This is Mattie transforms from an un responsible teenager to an older responsible adult. Two robbers killed grandfather, and Mattie needs to pay attention to herself, not trying to find her mother in the fever anymore. First Mattie couldn't find any hope of survival, and wondered around the streets looking for help. When she does look for survival in the streets Mattie finds out that it's very hard to survive, and on the way she met Nell. Mattie found Nell's mother dead, and Nell by herself sobbing. Mattie understood how the poor little girl felt, and took Nell with her since she felt sympathy for Nell. Mattie was losing all of her hope, and was about to give up when she saw Eliza. Eliza was helping the Free African Society, and taking care of the fever victims. Mattie stayed with Eliza, which stayed with Eliza's brother. Her brother had two sons, and took care of Nell for Mattie sometimes. The two young sons and Nell, were stricken with yellow fever. Eliza and Mattie panicked, and they were losing every hope they ever had. Then, a miracle occurred. There was frost everywhere.And I do not want to spoil the ending (...). This story is exciting, and is a great story. Mattie keeps on losing hope, and realizes that she isn't dreaming. She learns a harsh reality about life and death as her life goes on.
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Summary: This book shines!
Review: This was an incrdible book, a perfect view of such a great fight for your life. It showed you everything from the inside: Mattie's fear, determination, strength and courage. It showed her immense pain, and this book kept you on the edge of your seat until the last word. Mattie suffers many, many hardships, but the one thing that makes her a strong character--and what makes this a strong book--is that she never, never, never gave up. She never gave into the fever and how it was effecting her life and the life around her. It really brings the truthful saying "you don't know what you've got until it's gone." It shows the American spirit, that we will never give in, even in times of great pain. Read this book. You won't regret it.
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Summary: A great summer read!
Review: I've wanted to read this book for quite some time now. I finally got my hands on a copy this past week and I read it in 4 days. I love this book because it just draws you in to the point where you don't want to put the book down. The excerpts in the beginning of each chapter just make you realize how real this story really is Mattie is a young girl that lives during in Pennsylvania during the summer of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793. She's like every other teenager and wishes she didn't have to do chores or listen to her mother complain and boss her around. But during this summer, Mattie has to face reality and grow up on her own to survive the yellow fever. Laurie Halse Anderson did a great job in writing this book. I highly recommend this book, it's a pretty fast read and you won't want to put the book down until you finish reading it.
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