During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.
Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.
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This was my 18th century book I read. It was actually pretty good. It takes place in Philadelphia and it is about yellow fever. It did take me a little while to get into it but after I enjoyed it.
ReplyDeletemy book was johney tremain and it is about the years leading up to the war. does this book have anything to do with the war?
ReplyDeleteWhy did you pick this book and is there anyway you can relate to this book?
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