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| Fever 1793 | 
| Author: Laurie Halse Anderson
Publisher: Aladdin
Category: Book
List Price: $6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  299 reviews
Sales Rank: 9109
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0689848919
EAN: 9780689848919
ASIN: 0689848919
Publication Date: March 1, 2002
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent historical fiction for US history! September 1, 2008
Fever, 1793 was an accidental find. It is a totally intriguing book about the malaria epidemic in Philadelphia. It is historically accurate and the author cites her sources at the end of the book so they don't interfere with the adventure. This is a young girl's story of survival when the fever strikes her home. She deals with death, looters, and economic survival in a community ruled by fear. This would be a great read-aloud for a teacher of US history or just a great book to curl up with if you want a personal perspective of a historical event.
Fabulous Story August 25, 2008
It's hard to find books these days that are historical and yet still interesting for youn readers. This book fits the bill. Although detailing the accounts of a young girl, my son was enthralled by the story. The descriptions of what life was like back then and the tragedy of yellow fever brought many discussions to the dinner table. History would be so much easier to teach if we had books like this on every subject to engage children's interest for more in depth study.
This book was so well written, I did not want to stop reading! August 9, 2008
Young, gifted students could read this book. The only mature topic covered is death (no sexual stuff). The target audience is high school age, but I am in my 30's, and I loved reading the book. I cried along with the main character and hoped she would find her mother alive. I originally read the book to screen it for my daughter who is a gifted student, but very young. I enjoyed the book a lot more than I thought I would.
I liked how at the end the author lists what she made up and what is real, so kids can understand the real event.
Informative read! August 8, 2008
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Besides being a wonderful story this is an accurate view of history during the making of our country. It is a heart-wrenching look at illness when we had no tools to combat sickness and, in general, I would seriously recommend having your children read this book. This author is amazing at historical accuracy and storytelling.
J. Conkey's Book Review April 10, 2008
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The book Fever 1793 was about a girl who is sick and everybody else is sick as and she needs to help everybody. The girls name is Matilda, Father and Mother. Matilda is facing the fever to protect the citizens of 1793. This book took place in 1793.
The book 1793 is very recommended to everyone because it has lots of action and it shows passion. We learned that it takes that it takes pride and honor to help other people.
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