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Fever, 1793
Title:
Fever, 1793
Author:
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
Format:
Book
ISBN:
9780439355254
Publication Information:
New York : Scholastic, c2000.
Subject Term:
Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Juvenile fiction.

Epidemics -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Juvenile fiction.

Airplane crash survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Shipwreck survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.

Wilderness survival -- Juvenile fiction.

Survival at sea -- Juvenile fiction.

Epidemics -- Juvenile fiction.
Summary:
In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic. Includes discussion questions and related activities.