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Melissa’s Letter Essay 9: “Fever, 1793”

I have finished re-reading the book Fever 1793. It is by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is Historical fiction and is a real life depiction of the yellow fever in Philadelphia. It is 243 pages long. The book is about Mattie Cook, a teenager in 1793 living above her family owned coffeehouse in Philadelphia. When the … Continue reading Melissa’s Letter Essay 9: “Fever, 1793”