Fever, 1793

starred review

Readers will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

"VOYA"

A vivid work, rich with well-drawn characters.

"The New York Times Book Review"

The plot rages like the epidemic itself.

"The New York Times Book Review"

A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death.

"School Library Journal"

starred review

Readers will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

"VOYA"A vivid work, rich with well-drawn characters.

"The New York Times Book Review"The plot rages like the epidemic itself.

"The New York Times Book Review"A gripping story about living morally under the shadow of rampant death.

"School Library Journal"starred reviewReaders will be drawn in by the characters and will emerge with a sharp and graphic picture of another world.

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.