Laurie Halse Anderson, an American writer best known for children and young adults’ novels, is the author of Fever; 1793, a historical fiction novel about fourteen-year-old Matilda “Mattie” Cook who works at a small coffee shop owned by her grandfather. She is alive during the time of Yellow Fever and is infected by the horrendous plague while trying to escape it and struggles to make a living while taking care of her ill grandfather during their escape. Mattie continues to try to survive while gripped by the epidemic and fear that is associated with it. She is later able to reunite with her brother, Joseph, while taking care of an orphaned girl named Eliza. Amongst her battles with the severe disease, Mattie is able to connect with her mother
