In 1793 the Cook Coffeehouse outside of Philadelphia is a haven for those fleeing from the fever sweeping across the mosquito-infested city. Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook loses her childhood playmate to the fever and struggles to keep her family and its business alive.
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An epidemic of fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" (The New York Times Book Review).
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ISBN–13: 9780689848919
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: Mar-2002
Pages: 272
Lexile Level: 0580
Ages: 10 - 14