Fever 1793 in Around the World in 80 Books

May 26, 2016 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: america, historical-fiction, children, tragedy, lovely-heroine, middle-grade, sicklit

I am a fan of Laurie Halse Anderson, and I love all of her books that I've read so far. Mostly they're young adult or middle grade books, but all of them are contemporary fiction. This is the first time I've read a historical fiction by Anderson, and the verdict is still the same: I like it a lot!

The story is about a fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793- the setting is very vivid, and the main character is likable. The historical facts and plot are also believable and convincing. I wish to rea ...more

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May 14, 2013 Lori rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult

Book #8 of 2013: I LOVE historical fiction. Even YA Historical fiction. One of my students recommended this book and I am glad I read it. I didn't know anything about the Yellow Fever epidemic in Philadelphia in the summer of 1793. It took a devastating toll on a growing city...both the fever and the doctoring. ...more

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Mar 14, 2008 Beth rated it it was amazing

I read this book aloud to my husband during our Thanksgiving road trip. We both were amazed at the amount of research that went into this historical fiction book about yellow fever.

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Feb 04, 2015 Amy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: to-read-with-kids

Anderson does an amazing job with historical fiction - appealing characters and fast paced story set against the well-researched yellow fever plague of 1793 in Philadelphia.

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