Summer 1793. Philadelphia is alive with heat, mosquitoes, and whispers of a deadly fever spreading through the city.
Fourteen-year-old Mattie Cook has big dreams of growing her family’s coffeehouse into a thriving business. But when her childhood friend Polly falls ill and the fever creeps closer to home, her ambitions must give way to a far more urgent struggle—survival.
As panic grips the city and loved ones fall to the mysterious disease, Mattie must navigate a world turned upside down, where every decision could mean life or death. Based on the true events of the yellow fever epidemic, Fever 1793 is a gripping, unforgettable story of resilience, hope, and one girl’s fight to survive one of America’s deadliest outbreaks.
