Fever, 1793

Children as well as adults will adore Laurie Hales Anderson's Fever 1793, an adventurous, well-written novel. My first impression of the story was that it was going to be boring and uneventful. My impression was wrong! As I began reading, I learned that it was an exhilarating and fascinating book! The main character, Mattie Cook, was a valiant, and a determined young woman. During the summer of 1793, her hometown of Philadelphia was invaded by Yellow Fever. …

…she still had the strength to go on and live her life as if nothing was wrong. My family and I have experienced some difficult times, but we managed to find our way through them just like Mattie and her family. After I had read Fever 1793, I learned that caring and being there for your family is the most important thing in the world, and that is exactly what Mattie and her family had done.