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17 out of 20 people found this review helpful.
Fever
The book Fever 1793 is a wonderful book to read if you are like 10-12 years old of course it took place in 1793 it was when Washington lived. This book takes place in Philadelphia the book is about this girl named Matilda she is 12 years old and lives with her grandfath...Read More
The book Fever 1793 is a wonderful book to read if you are like 10-12 years old of course it took place in 1793 it was when Washington lived. This book takes place in Philadelphia the book is about this girl named Matilda she is 12 years old and lives with her grandfather and mother (her father died). Yellow fever come into town and more then a 1,000 people were killed it was a disaster. All of Matilda family gets sick and has yellow fever even her to find out if she died or not read this book. If u cry when you read sad book then get a tissue box and start reading!!!! :)Show Less
posted by 1918786 on November 3, 2009
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
So, I just read fever 1793...
This was an absolutely interesting book, for sure. The characters spoke in Old English, somewhat. Many parts were very emotional, but the characters knew how to make fun of a situation. Although this book was good overall, I wouldn't give it five stars. I found it v...Read More
This was an absolutely interesting book, for sure. The characters spoke in Old English, somewhat. Many parts were very emotional, but the characters knew how to make fun of a situation. Although this book was good overall, I wouldn't give it five stars. I found it very difficult to get hooked, to keep reading. I basically had to push myself to finish the book. It was pretty interesting overall, though.Show Less
posted by 267568 on October 29, 2008
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Posted November 3, 2009
Fever
The book Fever 1793 is a wonderful book to read if you are like 10-12 years old of course it took place in 1793 it was when Washington lived. This book takes place in Philadelphia the book is about this girl named Matilda she is 12 years old and lives with her grandfather and mother (her father died). Yellow fever come into town and more then a 1,000 people were killed it was a disaster. All of Matilda family gets sick and has yellow fever even her to find out if she died or not read this book. If u cry when you read sad book then get a tissue box and start reading!!!! :)
17 out of 20 people found this review helpful.
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graciegrace4
Posted November 4, 2010
Fever 1793 Book Review
Any teenager would love this book, they can perfectly relate to the main character Mattie Cook. the book begins with Mattie and her mother consistently arguing about when to do chores and work, but Mattie wants the general family coffee shop to turn into Philadelphia's greatest. Just one problem, suddenly the yellow fever strikes Philadelphia causing numerous amounts of sudden death. The yellow fever causes Mattie's family to separate, and endangering their lives. When Mattie arrives in this new land, she realizes that the fever is taking over everywhere. She has to realize how to adapt to a sick environment and survive the fever.
Even though the setting is based in the late 1700's you can easily relate to the characters. Mattie is like any teenage girl, she is opinionated and strong willed. The point to view of the book is in first person, from Mattie's perspective. As you read this novel, you may interpret her mother as a demanding housewife but as the story precede you realize Mattie's great appreciation for her mother. If an adult were to have read this novel, they would most likely have a different perspective of the story.
I recommend this book to anyone that loves suspense and history. This book is very suspenseful, you are always thinking about what is going to happen next. It is hard to put the book down! Also this book made me realize history can be very interesting. I felt that it took me back in time. This book was so intense you could feel what the character feels. I loved this book.8 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Nicole_YWPA
Posted November 4, 2010
Highly Recommended !
Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a Historical Fiction novel about a young girl named Matilda who goes threw a rough time when a terrifying disease reaches town. This story takes place in Philadelphia in the late 1700's.Matilda's widowed mother and grandfather own a coffee house underneath there home. There works Matilda's mother, Matilda and Eliza a free slave who is the Coffee house cook.
Things start going wrong once they hear about this horrific disease spreading around Philadelphia called Yellow Fever.Matilda's mother becomes sick therefore Matilda must leave town with her grandfather due to her mother's wish while Eliza stays and takes care of her.
As Matilda and her grandfather try to leave town they pass by bumps on the road, and realize that the disease isn't just in their little town in Philadelphia, it's everywhere. Matilda and her grandfather try everything to stay as "sick free" as possible but the disease is so contagious.Now they have to try everything to make it back home to Philadelphia alive and safe.
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Stephanie_Martin
Posted November 4, 2010
Very Good Book!
Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson is a book about an experience the main character Mattie has with yellow fever. This book is during the mid 1700's, when one of Mattie's relatives gets infected with yellow fever she has to go away with her grandfather. When leaving she went through many struggles, causing her life to become very difficult. Putting her life in danger to save others she cared for, becoming very dramatic.
Fever gave me a very good experience knowing how tough it was during the Fever with not that many families that didn't survive the Yellow Fever. Mattie went through many obstacles that caused her life to change, with her being much more mature and responsible.
In my opinion I believe that the book Fever was a book that taught a historical lesson, however I would have expected something else from the ending of the book. Excluding the ending I enjoyed the book very much for a person who does not enjoy books who are drsmatic. I reccomend this book to anybody who enjoys reading books with drama, suspense, and historical events.7 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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NoraTorres
Posted November 8, 2010
Interesting Book
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson, is a really interesting book about a girl named Matilda who lives with her mother and her grandfather they run a coffee shop and work with a woman named Eliza. Mattie as she is called is a girl who is always trying to avoid her chores but her dream is to turn their little coffee shop into the most spectacular Philadelphia has ever seen. Although Matilda's dreams get crashed when yellow fever gets spread through out Philadelphia.
When Matilda's mother came down with the disease she convinced Mattie's grandfather to go out of town to make them safe. In their way Matilda gets sick and has to go to the hospital for help where she meets Mrs. Flagg a nurse that takes care of her while she is sick. When Matilda and her grandfather go back to Philadelphia they found out that their coffee shop had been robbed and that Matilda's mother was missing. Matilda also has to deal with the dead of her grandfather who dies because a man struck him. Since then Matilda's life becomes even more difficult than it was before.
Matilda's life changed and also everybody's that lived in Philadelphia. Matilda finds her mother but the days she suffered will never be erased from her memory. In my opinion the book was great although I think the ending was kind of plain I would of liked it to be more interesting but overall I recommend this book.5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
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AWESOME BOOK!!!!!
I read this book in class and it was embarrassing when I cried at the end- that's how well Laurie Halse Anderson writes! I could feel Mattie's emotions as I was reading and now I'm making my mom read it, too! If you want suspense and thrill (or just a great book), look no further than Fever 1793!
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Anonymous
Posted February 8, 2012
A Haunting Read
This is PERFECT for 10-12 year olds! I remember reading it in fourth grade and loving it. Heck, I still will pick it up now for memmory's sake. This is the type of story that will stick with you and haunt the reader -- in a good way.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted October 29, 2008
So, I just read fever 1793...
This was an absolutely interesting book, for sure. The characters spoke in Old English, somewhat. Many parts were very emotional, but the characters knew how to make fun of a situation. Although this book was good overall, I wouldn't give it five stars. I found it very difficult to get hooked, to keep reading. I basically had to push myself to finish the book. It was pretty interesting overall, though.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted January 15, 2012
A fav
I read this book when i was 8, and loved it. At 18, it is still a favorite, expessialy knowing the history
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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GJ23
Posted November 8, 2010
Must read
Fever, written by Laurie Halse Anderson, is about a girl named Mattie Cook who is a 13 year old girl. Her personality changes when the fever strikes in Philadelphia. she admires a boy named Nathaniel who likes her back, but her mom does not want her to admire him because she wants her to have a good husband ,such as lawyer. Her mom is a very strong woman who was raised in a very rich family, but then married a carpenter. In the beginning of the book Mattie's dad is dead. The Cook family has a Coffee house which was very big in the 1700's, the coffeehouse is owned by her mom and her grandfather.
Everything was normal but when the fever struck everything changed. Death was everywhere in Philadelphia, especially close to the docks. Mattie's mom did not let her be anywhere near the docks or way down by the market. People started to flee the country ,even the president left. Mattie and her grandfather left the country too, waiting for the frost to come. When they returned home the frost had not come ,but the house was a mess and deserted. Mattie was worried about what happened to her mother, she has to stay incase she comes.
Mattie is stronger and acts like her mom. Her entire life changes because of the fever. Does the fever end? what happened to her mom? the adventure still continues.The book talks about a fever that struck in the 1700's and this happened in real life This is not fiction book it is real by the events that happen in the book and in history.
I recommend this book to everyone because fever is a really good book that shows empowerment that has grown on Mattie since the fever. This is an amazing book that shows great events that happened in Fever, but the ending in the book was not really what I expected because I thought the ending was very simple. In my opinion I think this is one of the best books I have ever read.3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Anonymous
Posted May 15, 2012
Awesome!!!
The book is very good to read a little scary but not to scary. I couldn't get my face out of it!
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Anonymous
Posted April 15, 2012
Looks good
Should i read it. I am in 5 th grade and a huge Hunger Games fan. Would it be good for me?
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Anonymous
Posted April 15, 2012
Love it
Best book ever
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Anonymous
Posted January 3, 2012
A need read
Really great i thought that it was really cool
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Anonymous
Posted January 1, 2012
Amazing!
At first i found it slow but by the middle i was hooked!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous
Posted January 1, 2012
Good book
This was a pretty good book.
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sam11SG
Posted November 8, 2010
highly recommended
This story takes place the summer of 1793. Mattie cook a teenage girl living in philidelphia during the late 18th century.she always plans for her future life. Her mother wanting mattie to find a suiter and get married.mattie spends days avoiding chores just like a normal teen would.
As soon as summer came so did the disease, destroying everything everything in its path. Her mother gets sick and mattie is sent away to the country, but what she learns is that the sickness is everywhere.
As mattie sets out with her grandfather and farmers they get checked to get out of the country, were denied pass because her grandfathers sick with grippe. The farmers stole all of there belonging, and mattie finding herself taking care of her grandfather all alone.
Mattie finds out that it's the other way around and that she has yellow Fever, and her grandfather is taking care of her. She recovers in bush hill in a mansion they turned into a hospital for fever victims. She sets out back home but for there arrival rather sadden, her mother gone, Thief's had stolen goods, and with that same night was the passing of her grandfather.
As she finds herself alone she also finds herself taking care of Nell a child all abandon alone without parent. But as soon as she finds herself alone she finds a miracle Eliza. Mattie decides to keep Nell and take her in as her child. Eliza was her moms worker who takes her in and supplies her with a house and food, elizas brothers wife dies from the fever and he recovers and the sons get ill and with them Nell. Will they die or live, will mattie ever find her mother, and will the fever ever end.2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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YWPA_Dynamite
Posted November 4, 2010
Highly Recommended!!
In Philadelphia during the late 17th century, Matilda Cook has many dreams and hopes. She works with her mother and grandfather in a coffeehouse, with their helpers Eliza and Polly. Later on as Matilda was working, her mother tells her something so shocking, Polly was sick. A rare disease called yellow fever broke through in 1793. When she found out her mother had the fever she had to leave Philadelphia with her grandfather, to journey around to find a safe place. Later on Matilda finds out that the fever is everywhere, passing houses and houses with the yellow flags. They were trap! As they came back to the coffee shop they noticed that her mother was gone and the shop was vandalize The author Laurie Halse Anderson is also the author of these other great books; Speak and Chains, she has an amazing mind making the book so realistic. Fever is historical, twisting, and realistic, it blows my mind away with tears and joy.
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AshleyG_YWPA
Posted November 4, 2010
Very Inspirational, Touching !
Fever by Laurie Halse Anderson was a very emotional book for the reason being that the main character: Matilda (Mattie) suffers with situations a teenager shouldn't go through alone. She faces real-life dilemmas, those she can fix and those she simply has no control over. Matilda and her family run a coffeehouse so their schedule is kind of busy, but her mind and soul keeps it going with a smile in her face. The town of Philadelphia get struck with the burden of Yellow-Fever and the smile of Matilda's appearance quickly turns upside down as the town experiences the hard faces of the yet incurable disease.
The novel fever lets you know that no matter where you are, who you're with, you'll always face problems that you have to make the best of. Fever situations can be closely compared to what people did face on the late 1700 like Yellow-Fever and the enslaved African Americans. Disease and Pain played a major role in the book and the only thing you need to take in count of is hope and that by time, everything will get better.
One word to describe Fever is unforgettable. Fever relates to you and can advice you to have Faith. While Matilda's mom is missing, she can only think of her and that shes in a safe environment and will be home soon. While Faith was taking action, everything was falling back to place as the town was reunited, but as everyone realized, it will never be the same, however it can be turned closely to what it was.2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Mariaelena_BerYWPA
Posted November 4, 2010
Really Good Book !
I found the book Fever very interesting. It tells the story of Maddie Cook, a innocent girl living a happy, worry-free life in Philadelphia. Her happiness came crashing down when her friend Polly unexpectedly dies of an unknown illness. Following Polly's death, several people fall prey to the same mysterious illness that took Polly's life and also die. As the illness spreads and gets hold of Maddie's mother, her grandfather decides that the only way for Maddie to survive is to leave Philadelphia Fever tells the story of Maddie and her incredible struggle for survival.
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