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An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where “the plot rages like the epidemic itself” (The New York Times Book Review).

During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.

Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie’s world upside down. At her feverish mother’s insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0689848919
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 1, 2002
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780689848919
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0689848919
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 – 12 years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 0.68 x 7.62 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 5 – 9
Best Sellers Rank: #2,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Teen & Young Adult United States Colonial & Revolutionary Period Historical Fiction #11 in Teen & Young Adult Fiction on Girls’ & Women’s Issues (Books) #37 in Teen & Young Adult Action & Adventure
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