Summary Of Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever 1793

Written by Laurie Halse Anderson, the historical fiction novel, Fever 1793, is about a young girl named Matilda Cook and her struggle for survival in a land wiped out by the yellow fever epidemic. In the city of Philadelphia during the summer of 1793, Matilda works hard as a waiter in her family coffeehouse. Until one day she is instructed to escape the city with her grandfather when news of an unidentified disease spreads. During this period of time she encounters many obstacles, she falls victim to the disease. Yet even after she remarkably recovers, and returns to the city most everyone is