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A review by saritaroth
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
4.0
This book chronicles the horrifying hardships and aspects of illness that the residents of Philadelphia had to endure during the summer and fall of 1793 when the yellow fever was at its peak. It was told through the eyes of Mattie Cook, a fourteen-year-old girl forced to survive the death of her grandfather and the disappearance of her mother. With no other kin available to care for her, she must not only make sure that she survives but that a little girl named Nell, who has been orphaned by the disease, overcomes her exposure and subsequent struggles with yellow fever while, at the same time, getting the nourishment that both she and Nell need to thrive.
This book was most likely written with pre-teens to teenagers in mind, but even though I am a middle-aged woman and mother, I still enjoyed it. I liked the fact that Mattie progressed from being a timid young girl who really has no idea of her place in this world or how to survive all the many hardships thrown her way to a young woman who manages to rise above it all and survive against unspeakable odds. I would definitely recommend it; I think it is worth a read.
This book was most likely written with pre-teens to teenagers in mind, but even though I am a middle-aged woman and mother, I still enjoyed it. I liked the fact that Mattie progressed from being a timid young girl who really has no idea of her place in this world or how to survive all the many hardships thrown her way to a young woman who manages to rise above it all and survive against unspeakable odds. I would definitely recommend it; I think it is worth a read.