Anderson, Laurie. Fever 1793. New York: Simon and Schuster, 2000. 243 pages. (Historical Fiction)Fever 1793 takes place in the past (obviously, if you read the title you would know that). It was early August just about the time when everyone was, literally, sick of summer, and waiting for the frost to come. It was just about time for the fever to strike the waterfront and for families to prepare to avoid the disease at their homes. Thousands of people were fleeing the city because of the Yellow Fever- a deadly disease that had no cure and spread extremely fast. Matilda was fourteen years old and adventurous. She didn’t like to listen to other people; she just liked to do her own thing, the way she wanted to do it. Her mom is an uptight woman who owned a coffee shop and whose husband was dead. Her Grandfather fought in a war alongside General George Washington in the wars, around the year 1791. Her grandfather was one of Mattie’s best friends for years, at least until the Fever came to their town. Nathaniel is a fifteen year old boy who Mattie was just a friend with at first, and soon he becomes more. Nell, well you’ll hear about Nell pretty soon. Eliza is Joseph’s sister and Robert and William’s aunt. She took care of the boys and Joseph was unhealthy and unable to do work. Will the fever ever end, or will it take over all the world? Will Mattie find her mom? I can’t tell you! So you’ll have to read the book yourself and then see what happens.
I would definitely recommend this book to someone because the author really brings you into the scene; it’s like you’re really there. She provides lots of descriptions that you never would have thought of. Also this book has a lot of emotions. It is sometimes happy but at other times it makes you feel sad because, I have to tell you, there are many deaths in this book.
Reviewed by: JoDancer6696
