Monday, May 11, 2009
Matilda Cook awakens one morning to hear her best friend has died. It's 1793, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the capital of the United States. Rumors spring up about a mysterious disease and people begin to leave the city in droves. What will Matilda and her family do? They depend on the business their coffee house provides.
This Google Lit Trip travels through modern day Philadelphia exploring the original sites mentioned in the story, Fever 1793. Many of the original buildings are still standing.
About the Contributor...
School Based Technology Specialist
Island Creek Elementary School
Fairfax, VA
Mark Moran is a School Based Technology Specialist (SBTS) at Island Creek Elementary School in the Fairfax County Public Schools district. Previously he taught sixth grade for nine years. He maintains a website devoted to Northern Virginia Ecology.
Resources
Download Fever 1793.kmz
Read Google Book Search Results for Fever 1793
Read more about the author, Laurie Halse Anderson
