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Fever 1793

By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
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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.

©2000 Laurie Halse Anderson (P)2018 Tantor Difficult Situations Fiction Growing Up Historical Fiction Illness & Health Problems Literature & Fiction Health

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"Narrator Bailey Carr gives a contemporary edge to 14-year-old Mattie in this new production of a stellar historical novel. Carr mines Anderson's talent for going deep into the hearts and minds of teens, giving Mattie a touch of defiant sass and dreamy hope. It's almost a jolt to hear the post-Revolutionary War diction in the dialogue, complete with accents and airs communicating the ethnic and social diversity of Philadelphia in 1793. When Mattie is plunged into the horror of the most severe yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history, Carr's gentle voice guides listeners through what seems like an apocalypse." (AudioFile magazine)

Engaging Historical Fiction • Emotional Storytelling • Compelling Protagonist • Captivating Character Development
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This was an amazing story with great detail! I loved every single bit of it! Definitely recommend it!

Wonderful Story!!!

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I LOVED YHIS SO MUCH!!!!!!!! IT WAS GREAT IN EVERY WAY!!! I AM SO GLAD I READ IT

my new favorite book

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Love the narrators voice and the story was well written and interesting. My 11 year old enjoyed the book too.

Great book!

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Fever was definitely an interesting experience to read, it can be pretty heartbreaking at times but it’s a cool book if you like history.

Heartbreaking Story but still good.

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I normally hate to read but I really like this book it's a good book

good

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This book was issued to my 12 year old as a homework assignment. I was bored and started to listen to it. The 1st chapter was so so but hy the 4th chapter i could not put it down. this book was amazing and captivating! I LOVED it and finished before my son did who is currently on the 9th chapter

Amazing and captivating

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This is a amazing god DAMN book power in the 1700s and how the treated diseases
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🌲 🎅🎁

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Great book overall, however in retrospect I feel as though there should have been a bit more of a climax. Like one of them gets super sick and is near death and it’s super emotional or something. I liked it though- and I cried during the part with the robbers.

I cried😂😭

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this book was amazing along with the fact that the voice fits the main character it was engaging

this book is amazing the voice fits the character

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I kept reminding myself that this audiobook was written for a YA audience, hence the easier dialogue. I loved that it was so informative of this severe epidemic in Philadelphia that often goes untold. It’s a great read to get through in a say.

Good historical fiction of Philadelphia in 1793

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