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Fever 1793

By: Laurie Halse Anderson
Narrated by: Bailey Carr
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2000 Laurie Halse Anderson (P)2018 Tantor
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"Narrator Bailey Carr gives a contemporary edge to 14-year-old Mattie in this new production of a stellar historical novel. Carr mines Anderson's talent for going deep into the hearts and minds of teens, giving Mattie a touch of defiant sass and dreamy hope. It's almost a jolt to hear the post-Revolutionary War diction in the dialogue, complete with accents and airs communicating the ethnic and social diversity of Philadelphia in 1793. When Mattie is plunged into the horror of the most severe yellow fever epidemic in U.S. history, Carr's gentle voice guides listeners through what seems like an apocalypse." (AudioFile magazine)

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Wonderful Story!!!

This was an amazing story with great detail! I loved every single bit of it! Definitely recommend it!

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my new favorite book

I LOVED YHIS SO MUCH!!!!!!!! IT WAS GREAT IN EVERY WAY!!! I AM SO GLAD I READ IT

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Great book!

Love the narrators voice and the story was well written and interesting. My 11 year old enjoyed the book too.

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Narration is annoying

The narrator when speaking for the main character has a really soft-spoken voice, Any other character comes in loud and startling. Otherwise, I enjoyed the book.

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Fever 1793

This was an excellent book.I think anyone from YA on up would like it.The history is fascinating!

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Fever 1793

I love this story and this is the second time I have listened to it. The story is well narrated. Every minute of the story something is happening. It makes you feel like you were there experiencing it all.

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Loved it, will listen again

i loved the story and the narrator brought it to life! Very much enjoyed the story.

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Narration poor

The narrator read the story like it was a soap opera. Extremely dramatic and fake. Very frustrating to listen to

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Primary Sources as reference

Each chapter started with a primary source to position the historical relevance of the story.

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Very realistic and toching

Fever is one of the best books I've ever read! I listened to all 6 hours of reading in two days! You get feel and picture all the emotions Mattie feels. Its so real and very sad but touching. I would definitely listen to Fever 1793

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