Laurie Halse Anderson
7 SeriesLaurie Halse Anderson is an American author known for her young adult, children’s, and historical fiction novels, including the Vet Volunteers series. Her breakthrough novel, Speak, won multiple awards, became a New York Times bestseller, and was adapted into a film starring Kristen Stewart. Anderson's writing often addresses sensitive topics while retaining a sense of humor. She lives in Northern New York with her family.
In "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson, sixteen-year-old Mattie Cook lives with her family above their coffee shop in Philadelphia during the summer of 1793. Her routine life is shattered when a deadly fever outbreak ravages the city. Forced to flee with her grandfather as her mother falls ill, Mattie finds that the disease has spread everywhere. Struggling to survive amidst widespread sickness, she must adapt and overcome the challenges of a city in crisis.
