I had to taste the candy, of course, to make sure it was not stale. Though my basket was full, I found room for a sack of hard candy and a small loaf of sugar. I paid very low prices for peaches, carrots, and beets. Epler had anything to do with it.Īll the farmers were cheerful and generous. The news would be halfway to New York by nightfall if Mrs. Epler said, bobbing her head up and down. But please, ask folks if they’ve seen her.” Epler, I’ll be fine.” I unwrapped her arms from me. “You poor child!” She pulled me close and squeezed me hard, her head barely as high as my shoulder. Here, two fat hens for you and your family. You look just like your mother, she works so hard. But, each event did have repercussions throughout the story.“Mattie Cook!” Mrs. Each event was short and quickly shoved over. We then offered our services in the public papers, by advertising that we would remove the dead and procure nurses.” - Richard Allen and Absalom Jones, A Narrative of proceedings of the Black people during the late awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the year 1793” One thing I didn’t like about this book was how it was a very quick book. For example, (pg.192) “October 1, 1793, “We set out where we could be useful-the black people were looked to. Chickens clucked and geese honked, customers argued about the price of pears, and children ran everywhere.” I loved how this book included the dates and a quote at the beginning of every chapter. The distant call of a charcoal man’s horn sounded at the far end of the market. West Indian women stood by their pepperpot kettles, stirring fragrant stews, while the hot corn girls walked up and down the street. 27), “ The market sells stretched for three blocks in the center of the street. It brought me onto the streets of Philadelphia and into the yellow fever pandemic.

I generally like books about war and disease because they have a good plot, and this book was no different. Fever is an excellent example of a historical fiction novel because it is set in old Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever Pandemic that happened. This historical fiction novel in the first person point of view explores the main idea of growing up. During this challenging time, Mattie relies on her friends and family, including her grandfather, Nathaniel, Nell, and Eliza. The book follows her journey during the Yellow Fever pandemic as she struggles to adjust to living in a fever-driven city. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson is about Mattie Cook, a girl who works at her mother, Lucille Cook’s coffee shop in Philadelphia.

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