Fever 1793
Reading Guides
Each Digital Download Includes:
- Student Reading Guide- chapter guided worksheets with comprehension questions, creative reflections, chapter activities, vocabulary/glossary if applicable and historical content page if applicable.
- Teacher Guides- includes book summary, sensitive content note, suggested reading age, grading rubric, sample answers, extension questions/projects.
Each guide may differ in structure, depth, and style depending on the content of the book.
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson is a historical fiction novel about Mattie Cook, a teenage girl living in Philadelphia during the deadly yellow fever epidemic of 1793. As sickness spreads through the city, Mattie is forced to grow up quickly, face loss and fear, and fight to survive while trying to protect the people she loves.
The book blends history, survival, disease, family, courage, independence, grief, and resilience. It has that “ordinary girl thrown into extraordinary crisis” feeling, with a strong heroine at the center of a city unraveling around her. 🕯️
Best fit: Readers ages 10–14, especially students who enjoy historical fiction, strong female characters, survival stories, American history, medical history, and coming-of-age stories.
Content note: Includes illness, death, grief, fear, abandonment, and epidemic-related hardship, but it is written for middle grade and young teen readers.