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__Fever 1793__ is a historical novel about the yellow fever epidemic that hit Philadelphia in the late summer of 1793. It is written by local author Laurie Halse Anderson, who several years ago visited our school and spoke to Pennbrook students as she was doing the research for this novel. She told us about her trips to the Philadelphia archives where she was able to read diaries, journals, and newspapers from the period. Having these primary source materials available was invaluable to her as she strived to make her novel true to history.

Welcome to the Pennbrook Fever Wiki. We invite you to browse through our wiki to learn more about this terrific historical novel and the period in our nation's history that provides the setting for it. Find out about the epidemic that hit Philadelphia in that hot summer of 1793. Empathize with the people who lived through this very trying time. Witness the suffering endured by thousands who knew nothing about how diseases spread or how to cure them. Learn who the doctors were who struggled to understand and control this devastating epidemic.

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