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Laurie Halse Anderson
American writer, known for children's and young adult novels.
Fever 1793
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.