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. But when her mother was infected with the horrible disease, she ordered Mattie and her grandfather to depart from the town and wait un…