Thursday, April 30, 2009

Middle Grade Madness: FEVER 1793


Author: Laurie Halse Anderson

Genre(s): Historical

Award(s): ALA Best Book for Young Adults, NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing

Platform: print

Why I wanted to read it: interested in the period

Why I'll remember it: the image of Philadelphia as a ghost town

If this book was a dish it would be: a mug of black coffee with a slice of apple cake

Read this if: you like girl protagonists, colonial American settings, or want to know more about yellow fever's effect on the young nation

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