**WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS!!!**
Fever 1793 is a very suspenseful and moving story, as a 14-year-old girl, Matilda Cook, is backed into a corner by the epidemic:
YELLOW FEVER.
As any 14-year-old, Matilda is sick of listening to her mother's orders: “Get out of bed, Matilda . . .” and almost always, “When I was a [little] girl . . .” However, Matilda soon regrets all of her back talking when her once energetic mother, is bed-ridden. Confused and worried, the family call in a doctor to see if she has the yellow fever. Unfortunately, she is another victim of the YELLOW FEVER.
Not wanting her daughter to get yellow fever, Mother sends Matilda away. Matilda’s Grandfather joins her on her journey, but are faced with the dreaded task of dealing with the summer heat. Battling through, mosquitoes, sickness, and YELLOW FEVER, they arrive at a small house, which looks more like a run-down farm. While resting, the two are robbed and Grandfather passes away.
Matilda goes along the streets and finds a little girl, Nell. They then endure the long journey. Not long after, they find a house, this time occupied, and discover that it’s owned by Eliza, Matilda’s friend, and the coffee house cook. They become rejoiced and get word that Matilda’s mother is recovering.
After a couple of months, Winter comes around. Everyone rejoices because winter kills mosquitoes! YELLOW FEVER is gone! For now . . .
*Though this story is fictional, the epidemic is real.
