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Fever 1793
Автор: Laurie Halse Anderson и Lori Earley
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It's the summer of 1793, and the Cook Coffeehouse has become a safe haven for those fleeing from the epidemic currently sweeping the streets of Philadelphia. The air is abuzz with mosquitoes and the fever, and fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook just lost her best childhood friend to the disease. Down near the city’s docks, several more have become fatally ill and the death count is only rising; however, Mattie Cook doesn't get a second to mourn her friends and loved ones who have passed away as new customers have overrun her family's small coffee shop that is located on the outskirts of town, far from the mosquito-infested river. Mattie's concerns of the epidemic are all but overshadowed by her dreams of owning her family's small business and turning it into a thriving empire, but when the fever’s grasp comes closer to home, Mattie must come to grips with the hard reality before her: not only must she fight to keep her business alive but also herself.
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Fever 1793
Автор: Laurie Halse Anderson и Lori Earley
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It's the summer of 1793, and the Cook Coffeehouse has become a safe haven for those fleeing from the epidemic currently sweeping the streets of Philadelphia. The air is abuzz with mosquitoes and the fever, and fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook just lost her best childhood friend to the disease. Down near the city’s docks, several more have become fatally ill and the death count is only rising; however, Mattie Cook doesn't get a second to mourn her friends and loved ones who have passed away as new customers have overrun her family's small coffee shop that is located on the outskirts of town, far from the mosquito-infested river. Mattie's concerns of the epidemic are all but overshadowed by her dreams of owning her family's small business and turning it into a thriving empire, but when the fever’s grasp comes closer to home, Mattie must come to grips with the hard reality before her: not only must she fight to keep her business alive but also herself.
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Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook is ambitious, adventurous, and sick to death of listening to her mother. Mattie has plans of her own. She wants to turn the Cook Coffeehouse into the finest business in Philadelphia, the capital of the new United States. But the waterfront is abuzz with reports of disease. "Fever" spreads from the docks and creeps toward Mattie's home, threatening everything she holds dear. As the cemeteries fill with fever victims, fear turns to panic, and thousands flee the city. Then tragedy strikes the coffeehouse, and Mattie is trapped in a living nightmare. Suddenly, her struggle to build a better life must give way to something even more important -- the fight to stay alive as the fever rages through the town.
Characters:
Matilda's Mother/Lucille Cook - A hardworking woman who labors endlessly at the coffeehouse, right where she belongs. She is the mother of Matilda. She gets sick on September 2, 1793.
Grandfather/Captain William Farnsworth Cook - Matilda's paternal grandfather, who fought with Washington in the American Revolution. Tough, but generous with a sweet disposition.
Eliza - African American woman who was once a slave, whose deceased husband bought her freedom. Works in the coffeehouse as the chef but retires to her brother's house at the end of each day.
Nathaniel Benson - Matilda's friend and the painter's apprentice. (Keeps talking about catching a balloon rise [important in the story])
Polly - Matilda's childhood friend and one of the first to die of the fever. (Mother's servant)
Nell - A little girl Matilda looks after, after finding her alone in an abandoned house.
Rating: 3Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook is ambitious, adventurous, and sick to death of listening to her mother. Mattie has plans of her own. She wants to turn the Cook Coffeehouse into the finest business in Philadelphia, the capital of the new United States. But the waterfront is abuzz with reports of disease. "Fever" spreads from the docks and creeps toward Mattie's home, threatening everything she holds dear. As the cemeteries fill with fever victims, fear turns to panic, and thousands flee the city. Then tragedy strikes the coffeehouse, and Mattie is trapped in a living nightmare. Suddenly, her struggle to build a better life must give way to something even more important -- the fight to stay alive as the fever rages through the town.
Characters:
Matilda's Mother/Lucille Cook - A hardworking woman who labors endlessly at the coffeehouse, right where she belongs. She is the mother of Matilda. She gets sick on September 2, 1793.
Grandfather/Captain William Farnsworth Cook - Matilda's paternal grandfather, who fought with Washington in the American Revolution. Tough, but generous with a sweet disposition.
Eliza - African American woman who was once a slave, whose deceased husband bought her freedom. Works in the coffeehouse as the chef but retires to her brother's house at the end of each day.
Nathaniel Benson - Matilda's friend and the painter's apprentice. (Keeps talking about catching a balloon rise [important in the story])
Polly - Matilda's childhood friend and one of the first to die of the fever. (Mother's servant)
Nell - A little girl Matilda looks after, after finding her alone in an abandoned house.
Philadelphia, 1793. The once bustling capital city is now a shell of its former self. Gripped by yellow fever, thousands are dead and dying, thousands more have fleed for the safety of the countryside. The raw emotion of this time in our history is truly felt within the pages. Based on true events, this is a must for historical fiction readers.
Rating: 5In 1793 Mattie is 16. He mother runs a coffee house. The yellow fever plague sweeps Philadelphia. She is separated from her mother, who is sick. She leaves town with her grandfather. As she witnesses the images of death, and watches the city become abandoned, she grows more self-reliant.
Rating: 4Outstanding historical fiction.
Rating: 5Great writing.
Rating: 5I recently read "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" so the facts learned from that book were fresh in my mind while reading Fever. I must say, everything was extremely spot on. The timeline was right, the major players were right, details of the disease progression were right, I even forgot most of the time that this was fiction and not another extremely well written piece of non-fiction. I found it interesting that the first plague victim we hear about in Fever is African American, whereas the first victim was a French sailor according to An American Plague. While they may have been fairly silent in popular culture at the time, The Free African Society was far from it in 1793. As African Americans were thought to be immune to the sickness, they were not, many African American maids saw patients in their homes that nobody else would go into and saved the lives and hopes of so many.
Rating: 4In Philadelphia (then, the capital of the United States) in 1793, yellow fever struck, taking about 10% of its residents. The outbreak hit in August and didn't subside until November. This fictional account is told from the point of view of 14-year old Mattie, who lives with her mother and grandfather; as a family, they run a popular coffeehouse. When the fever initially strikes, some people leave the city, while others (at least initially) don't believe it's anything more than a regular fever that tends to strike every fall. A series of events happens that forces Mattie to grow up quickly.I thought this was really good. I liked how Mattie's character developed over the course of the story. Because it's YA, it was quick to read. There is also a detailed appendix at the end - explaining more about the fever and what happened, as well as some additional history - that I found very interesting.
Rating: 4Excellent historical novel written as if a journal by a fourteen year old girl living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the Yellow Fever epidemic. Exceptionally well written account which entirely plausible, and includes verifiable facts regarding the devastation of the citizens and the great sacrifices and good works of the individuals of the AME church. I have read it several times, but noticed that I neglected to review, so I reread the audio today. Emily Bergl is wonderful as Mattie Cook and the other characters.
Rating: 5The scene at the tea... BRILLIANT. It's funny, but really not. I'd LOVE to see it acted out. My favorite part of the book hands down.
Rating: 4Bought this book some time ago at Goodwill thinking it might interest my son but he hasn't read it. I finally read it over the last week or so. It's an interesting account of a historical event I didn't know about. Well written, except for the author's confusion of the verbs "lie" and "lay." Argh!
Rating: 4Mattie is a 14-year-old growing up in 1793 Philadelphia, the year the Yellow Fever killed approximately 5,000 people (roughly 10% of its population at the time). When neighbors and eventually her own mother becomes ill, she and her grandfather attempt to flee the city, as many of its other occupants do. But this ends up not being as easy as expected, and Mattie discovers how devastating the Fever really is.My 12-year-old daughter had to read this for a summer school book project. I've read a few other of Laurie Halse Anderson's young adult books & enjoyed them, so I decided to read along with this one. It's basically historical fiction for the young reader, and for someone my daughter's age, I thought it was appropriate and informative. My daughter, who is a good reader but doesn't enjoy reading, was not looking forward to having to read this, but ended up enjoying it. Personally, I found the writing a little too basic and did not enjoy this as much as some of Anderson's other books, but I attribute that to it being written for a younger audience (10- to 12-year-olds) as opposed to more of a teen/young adult group. This book was more of an educational read for me, which I suspect is why it is a popular choice for schools.
Rating: 3Mattie is a 14 year old girl in Philadelphia in 1793, the year the city had a major epidemic of yellow fever, which killed about 10% of the population. The book gets to the meat of the story quickly, taking only a short spell before the fever starts to introduce the main characters. It is well paced, and gives an excellent idea of what life would have been like if one had lived in that time and place.Mattie seems to have a bit of the spunk and personality of a modern 14 year old - perhaps realistic, perhaps not. But even if not, it will make her more approachable by the target audience.Eliza, the black cook at the coffee house Mattie's mother runs as the book opens, is a quiet heroine in the story. I loved the way it ended for her.
Rating: 4I really enjoyed this young adult historical fiction novel. The main character was interesting and you really got to see her mature through the story. This story was really well written and interesting. It was realistic for the drama surrounding Mattie, but you didn't feel hopeless as the story rolled on. I thought the medical information from the time period was fascinating and I really liked the extra information in the appendix about "bleeding doctors" vs. the "French doctors".
Rating: 4I kept my eyes closed, trying to see Polly happy, joking, maybe stealing a kiss with Matthew, then bursting through the door to tell me. It couldn't be real. How could Polly be dead?- Chapter 3 Some doctors warn we may see a thousand dead before it's over. There are forty thousand people living in Philadelphia, William. Can you imagine if one in forty were to die?- Chapter 8 My eyes closed. It was never going to stop. We would suffer endlessly, with no time to rest, no time to sleep.- Chapter 25 In the year 1793, yellow fever hits Philadelphia and hits it hard. Mattie is separated from her sick mother and forced to flee the city with her grandfather. When he falls ill, Mattie must help him and take care of herself. She must fight to survive. I read this book as part of my study of books for ages 9-12 with strong female protagonists. This book deals with a lot of suffering, but Mattie is a survivor. No matter what happens, she doesn't give up. Despite all the death and sadness, there is a message of hope. Towards the end, Mattie spends a great deal of time caring for others. She also shows that she knows what she wants and is determined to get it. This is a good historical fiction book and the first book I read on this topic. It is well-written and easy to read. Recommended to:Ages 9-12; readers who enjoy historical fiction or books with strong female characters.
Rating: 3This book was AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like how they own a coffee shop that makes there life "harder"
Rating: 5I like how they own a coffee shop that makes there life "harder"
I think I may have read this a long time ago, but decided to reread it. It was worth it. gloomy, of course. Includes helpful historical notes at the very end. I listened to the audiobook and it was fine. I had downloaded it on the computer at work, and then only had 12 more minutes to listen to and was off Saturday and Sunday. I tried to read the end of it on books.google, but not every page is shown because of copyright, so it was a tad disorienting to listen to the last twelve minutes, when I'd already read bits and pieces.
Rating: 4Through the perspective of 14 year old Mattie, the horror of the 1793 plague in Philadelphia is revealed. This is very well researched and gives insight into 18th century America including the role of the French and the African freepeople.
Rating: 4I found it to be a cute story because it's written from the view point of a teenager from 1793.
Rating: 4
I LOVE BOOKS LIKE THIS SO MUCH AMBITION WRITERS LIKE THESE ARE MY FAVORITE
Rating: 5I have been wanting to read this novel for years. As it is the Pentathlon book for 2019-2020 school year, I've finally gotten around to it! A historical fiction novel, Fever, 1793, deals with the yellow fever epidemic that hit Philadelphia in 1793.Mattie Cook lives with her mother and grandfather running a successful tea shop in Philadelphia, just down the street from George Washington's home. Mattie, despite what her mother says, embodies energy and potential. Her mother worries constantly and wants to save money. After all, it's hard for a widow to support herself and a family during this time period. Mattie only sees potential with the tea shop. She has ideas about expansion and inventory. Their cook Eliza is more a part of the family than she is an employee. Mattie's grandfather was a member of the Revolutionary War and has taught Mattie some basic military ideas and defenses. Mattie loves her family.Rumors of sickness start to spread. Mattie's mother wants Mattie to marry well, so when an invitation arrives to a rich family's house for tea, off they go. It's there that one of the daughter collapses. The fever is upon Philadelphia. People literally drop all over town and many die. There's little to purchase because even the farmers and merchants won't enter town. Mattie's mother sends her to the country with her grandfather, but they never arrive at the friend's house. Mattie and her grandfather have to fend for themselves worrying about her mother.Mattie sees Philadelphia in the heart of this epidemic and takes the reader with her. The uneducated and prejudiced people of society abound, from doctors to business leaders. The reader experiences what happens before modern medicine when people survived despite the doctors. They bleed people and give them strange advice. Survival comes only to the strongest. Business leaders expect the black members of the city to take care of the sick because they assume only white people get sick. Overall, I enjoyed the novel, but I like Death Struck Year much better for a book about a pandemic. This novel reads like an elementary novel to me, seeming quite simple. If you like historical fiction, you may enjoy this novel as well.
Rating: 3For the love of all that's holy - stop passing this on to students who will think, by way of their teacher's recommendation, that this is a piece of quality historical fiction. What better way to turn them off of reading, while negating the efforts of their history teachers at the same time?
The single most painful piece of poor writing I've ever seen prescribed to students. My poor 6th grader is reading this along with her class, but the opportunity came up for us to listen to the audio on a long car trip and I thought it could both get her ahead in Language Arts, and provide for a good story for the whole family.
The protagonist's voice could hardly be more modern, and is supposed to be the voice of a girl from 220 years in the past. There isn't even an attempt made to use period language (no, leaving references to cell phones out does not count). Laura Ingalls Wilder writes of a time 100 years after this book takes place, and yet portrays the periods language, voice, and mores a thousand times better.
The set-up is exciting, and banks on a slow build dystopian trend - it also tries to hitch a ride on even more specific trends like the day to day plodding that appeals to a fan of The Walking Dead (for example) - but if a modern sensibility is to be given to a plague outbreak story, there are unlimited better books and productions to choose from.
The treatment of girls, blacks, and other minorities in this book could hardly be less period-accurate. In the best case this was done out of ignorance and simple-minded writing, but the fact that it is assigned reading for some students, and that it has been given awards, leads me to suspect a more sinister motive: white-washing history to portray the treatment of women and minorities as all-but equal citizens 220 years ago in America - with the bonus factor (in the eyes of people with the motive to push this narrative in schools) of preaching a white-washed version of the period's Christianity in the bargain (in school - under the auspices of historical accuracy).
Completely irresponsible if not downright conspiratorial with those seeking to create a false history for the US. This would be a great book to let go out of print ASAP - or to dissect for its blatant use of misrepresentation. It certainly doesn't help that it's boring as can be for an interesting subject, in an interesting time period. You may well find yourself, as I did, rooting for the fever to do away with these insipid characters.
Rating: 1The single most painful piece of poor writing I've ever seen prescribed to students. My poor 6th grader is reading this along with her class, but the opportunity came up for us to listen to the audio on a long car trip and I thought it could both get her ahead in Language Arts, and provide for a good story for the whole family.
The protagonist's voice could hardly be more modern, and is supposed to be the voice of a girl from 220 years in the past. There isn't even an attempt made to use period language (no, leaving references to cell phones out does not count). Laura Ingalls Wilder writes of a time 100 years after this book takes place, and yet portrays the periods language, voice, and mores a thousand times better.
The set-up is exciting, and banks on a slow build dystopian trend - it also tries to hitch a ride on even more specific trends like the day to day plodding that appeals to a fan of The Walking Dead (for example) - but if a modern sensibility is to be given to a plague outbreak story, there are unlimited better books and productions to choose from.
The treatment of girls, blacks, and other minorities in this book could hardly be less period-accurate. In the best case this was done out of ignorance and simple-minded writing, but the fact that it is assigned reading for some students, and that it has been given awards, leads me to suspect a more sinister motive: white-washing history to portray the treatment of women and minorities as all-but equal citizens 220 years ago in America - with the bonus factor (in the eyes of people with the motive to push this narrative in schools) of preaching a white-washed version of the period's Christianity in the bargain (in school - under the auspices of historical accuracy).
Completely irresponsible if not downright conspiratorial with those seeking to create a false history for the US. This would be a great book to let go out of print ASAP - or to dissect for its blatant use of misrepresentation. It certainly doesn't help that it's boring as can be for an interesting subject, in an interesting time period. You may well find yourself, as I did, rooting for the fever to do away with these insipid characters.
Great summer read-enjoyed every page!
Rating: 5This book is incredible. I always love reading about young heroines and you will too! The story is riveting and very descriptive, I read this book when I was about 16, and at 24 it still sticks with me as one of my favorite childhood books.
Rating: 5Forgettable. Unremarkable. I have no love for the main character built of sharing her turmoil. I couldn't bring myself to much care for the heroine or her circumstances.
Rating: 3This book catches your attention right away
Rating: 5A Terrifying Glimpse into the Past
Life and death decision making are forced upon many people in this book, including young ones. The main character has to look out for her family and decide what to do during a terrifying period in her life where no correct answers seem to be found. Mustering her inner strength, the reader is drawn in and holds their breath until the end.
Rating: 4Life and death decision making are forced upon many people in this book, including young ones. The main character has to look out for her family and decide what to do during a terrifying period in her life where no correct answers seem to be found. Mustering her inner strength, the reader is drawn in and holds their breath until the end.
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Rating: 5This was a very good book. Accurate historical fiction and very engaging. Good character development and very satisfying closure to multiple plots.
Rating: 4A YA historical novel about the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. A good representation of the nearly apocalyptic scene and the struggles of dealing with the threat of death of oneself and loved ones.
Rating: 4A quick read about a young girl facing the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. Pretty simple, but gets at some good themes and interesting historical moments from the time of the outbreak (the debate over treatment methods, the role of black Philadelphians in combating the disease, &c.). I found it a little bit basic, but I bet it would be very well-suited for the intended audience.
Rating: 3