Summary+of+Fever+1793

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Summary:
==== **In 1793 in Philadelphia, a fourteen year- old girl named Matilda "Mattie" Cook lives with her mother and grandfather. Her mother owns a coffee shop in which they live. Matte hates having to do work or chores. Her mother keeps trying to introduce Mattie prospective husbands, but Mattie is more interested in Nathaniel Benson, who her mother thinks is unsuitable. Everything changes for Mattie and her family when a life threatening sickness comes to Philadelphia. Rapidly people are fleeing the city to get away from the sickness. The sickness turns out to be "Yellow Fever." Her family is determined to stay in Philadelphia until mother is taken ill from the fever. ****Demanded by her mother, Mattie and grandfather leave the city before they can get sick. On the way, their ride out of the city abandons them because Grandfather doesn't pass to medical inspection. Later Mattie gets ill... ** ====

Spoiler:
==== **When Mattie wakes up from fainting, she notices she is in a hospital. Ms. Flag flirts with Grandfather and helps Mattie get better. Mattie and Grandfather returns to Philadelphia, having no where to go. They end up going back to the coffeehouse, but does not see mother there. They stay anyways. One night, two thieves break into the coffeehouse wanting money. Attempting to save Mattie from them, Grandfather gets slashed by a sword. Grandfather ends up dying. Mattie has him properly buried. After roaming around the city, she finds an orphan standing at the doorway of a building.Mattie ends up taking her under her care. Mattie then spots Eliza. Eliza takes Mattie and Nell to her brothers house. Mattie helps with the children and helps with Free African Society with Eliza. They care for fever patients and their families. Nell and the twins comes down with Yellow Fever. Eliza and Mattie takes care of them, but eventually moves to the coffeehouse. Mattie open up the coffee shop ans ask Eliza to be her business partner. Business booms, and Mother comes back. Mother does not look as strong as she used to be, but Mattie is willing to build a new life together. ** ====