Fever 1793
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Book Description
On the heels of her acclaimed contemporary teen novel Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson surprises her fans with a riveting and well-researched historical fiction. Fever 1793 is based on an actual epidemic of yellow fever in Philadelphia that wiped out 5,000 people--or 10 percent of the city's population--in three months. At the close of the 18th century, Philadelphia was the bustling capital of th... More
Book Information
Publisher | Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers |
Binding | Paperback (18 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | 0689848919 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0689848919 |
Publication Date | 03/01/2002 |
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3/25/2008 Mary Paladin said: A book that is full of authenticity and emotion. Very well researched; it is a "must read" for writers of historical fiction.
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