Book Review #23 ~ Fever 1793

Alright so I realized that I haven't done a book review in quite some time, so I decided to write up another one. This book is actually quite an intriguing one, and although the beginning may be boring, don't be fooled; it's actually a quite wonderful story.
Fever 1793 ~ Laurie Halse Anderson

13-year-old Matilda is a confident and independent young girl who helps her mother run their coffeehouse. She lives in the hustle and bustle of Philidelphia, but then disaster strikes. People everywhere, all over the country start to fall over dead from the deadly Yellow Fever. It starts out as a topic for small talk at the coffehouse, then makes it's way up to the point where it's an epidemic. The once hustling, bustling Philidelphia now appears to be a ghost town, for everybody who isn't deathly ill has fled the town, fearing that they too may be a victim of the treacherous disease. Matilda also comes down with it eventually, and struggles to recover. She keeps fighting so that she may regain her well beign, and her strength of mind gives her strength of body, which makes her well again. When she recovers, she is with no one but her grandfather, who isn't in perfect condition either. They make their way back to the city after being attacked by highway men when they were fleeing. When she returns to the city, she starts helping with others that are sick, and as the people are slowly regaining their strength, Matilda faithfully presses on towards the deay when all of Philidelphia will be free from the horrible fever.

This book is actually based on a real event, and it has all the information about it at the back of the book. The book has quite a gripping plot, and it hooks you on to the story. However, it didn't hook you on immediately, as I would've liked, but later on in the book. It was still a great story, and I do recommend everyone to read it.

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