Fever 1793
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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epiloque
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All Themes Freedom and Independence Mothers, Daughters, and Familial Love Disaster and Human Nature Ingenuity, Ambition, and Survival
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All Characters Matilda “Mattie” Cook Lucille Cook (“Mother”) Captain William Farnsworth Cook (“Grandfather”) Eliza Nathaniel Benson Father Nell Mother Smith Mrs. Pernilla Ogilvie Dr. Benjamin Rush
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Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Chapter 1
  • Chapter 2
  • Chapter 3
  • Chapter 4
  • Chapter 5
  • Chapter 6
  • Chapter 7
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Chapter 10
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 12
  • Chapter 13
  • Chapter 14
  • Chapter 15
  • Chapter 16
  • Chapter 17
  • Chapter 18
  • Chapter 19
  • Chapter 20
  • Chapter 21
  • Chapter 22
  • Chapter 23
  • Chapter 24
  • Chapter 25
  • Chapter 26
  • Chapter 27
  • Chapter 28
  • Chapter 29
  • Epiloque
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Freedom and Independence Theme Icon
    Freedom and Independence
  • Mothers, Daughters, and Familial Love Theme Icon
    Mothers, Daughters, and Familial Love
  • Disaster and Human Nature Theme Icon
    Disaster and Human Nature
  • Ingenuity, Ambition, and Survival Theme Icon
    Ingenuity, Ambition, and Survival
Quotes
Characters
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  • Matilda “Mattie” Cook
  • Lucille Cook (“Mother”)
  • Captain William Farnsworth Cook (“Grandfather”)
  • Eliza
  • Nathaniel Benson
  • Father
  • Nell
  • Mother Smith
  • Mrs. Pernilla Ogilvie
  • Dr. Benjamin Rush
Symbols
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  • Yellow Balloon Symbol Icon
    Yellow Balloon
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In January, 1793, a French aeronaut named Jean Pierre Blanchard launched the first hot-air balloon to be flown in the United States, taking off from Philadelphia and landing 15 miles away in New Jersey. Most…

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