Laurie Halse AndersonYoung Adult · Children's Books·b. 1961
Fever 1793
Synopsis
In the sweltering summer of 1793 Philadelphia, fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook dreams of expanding her family's coffeehouse. But as a deadly fever sweeps through the city, claiming lives closer and closer to home, Mattie's aspirations are replaced by a desperate struggle for survival. She must navigate a city in chaos and fight to protect herself and her loved ones from the invisible threat.
How it reads
Prose complexity 1/10
Content warnings (2)
Death Of A ParentTrauma