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'''Fever 1793'''<br>
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'''El Deafo'''<br>
'''Author:''' Anderson, Laurie Halse<br>
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'''Author:''' Bell, Cece<br>
'''[https://amzn.to/3qMiFzz Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9780689848919 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
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'''[https://amzn.to/3mrHu3t Buy at Amazon] | [https://bookshop.org/a/15682/9781419712173 BookShop.org]<br><br>'''
'''Time Period:''' Age of Revolutions <br>
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'''Time Period:''' Modern Age <br>
'''Time Frame:''' 1793<br>
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'''Time Frame:''' 1970<br>
'''Geographic Area:''' North America <br>
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'''Geographic Area:''' North America<br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
 
'''Country:''' United States<br>
'''Topics:''' Plagues, Yellow Fever<br>
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'''Topics:''' American Life, Disabilities<br>
'''Genre:''' Fiction <br>
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'''Genre:''' Non Fiction, Biography <br>
'''Reading Age:''' Upper Middle<br>
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'''Reading Age:''' Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade<br>
'''Format:''' Chapter Book<br>
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'''Format:''' Graphic Novel<br>
'''Published:''' 2000
 
 
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'''''[[American History|American History]]''' > [[Age of Revolutions Booklist|Age of Revolutions]] > [[Plague Booklist|Plagues]]''
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'''''[[American History|American History]]''' > [[Modern Age Booklist|Modern Age]] > 1970s''
 
 
An epidemic of yellow fever sweeps through the streets of 1793 Philadelphia in this novel from Laurie Halse Anderson where "the plot rages like the epidemic itself" (The New York Times Book Review).
 
 
 
During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out.
 
  
Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence, Mattie flees the city with her grandfather. But she soon discovers that the sickness is everywhere, and Mattie must learn quickly how to survive in a city turned frantic with disease.
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The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell
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Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends.
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Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom but anywhere her teacher is in the school—in the hallway... in the teacher’s lounge... in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it’s just another way of feeling different... and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?
  
 
==Emily's Review==
 
==Emily's Review==
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My daughter and I read this together (she read it to me for independent reading) and we both loved it. She said this is her new favorite book and has already started it over.
  
This book is VIVID. When I talk about historical fiction making history come alive, this book is always at the forefront of my thoughts. In this story, we follow Mattie, a headstrong daughter of a single mother, who was also raised by her grandfather to be a soldier. She has big plans for her future following in her mother's footsteps as a businesswoman running her own coffee house and store. But when plague strikes Philadelphia in 1793, her world gets turned upside down.  
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This is a memoir about the author's childhood and growing up deaf, told in graphic novel format. The illustrations are adorable, and the story is fun and sweet. I love books that allow me to see the world from a different perspective. Cece copes with being the only deaf kid in her class by inventing a superhero identity - El Deafo. She sees her phonic ear hearing aid as a super power! This story does a fantastic job of showing kids that differences can be a superpower and that we shouldn't treat people who are different from us as if they aren't capable of doing things. I highly recommend picking this up!
 
 
There is so much to love about this story - Mattie is a fantastic and realistic character. You can tell the author put a lot of time and effort into the research behind the story. You really do feel like you are there in the thick of it. We get to see what early medicine looked like (horrific), the Free African Society and how African Americans were viewed by the northern population, even when they were considered free. The story is also an exciting tale of survival! How will Mattie make it through this calamity, where it feels like the world has ended and no where is safe? I found re-reading it in 2021 to be particularly illuminating - seeing how long it took for people to believe there was real danger with the epidemic, the difference between the ways the wealthy were able to handle the fever vs. the poor. This story is historical fiction at its finest.
 
 
 
  
 
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El Deafo
Author: Bell, Cece
Buy at Amazon | BookShop.org

Time Period: Modern Age
Time Frame: 1970
Geographic Area: North America
Country: United States
Topics: American Life, Disabilities
Genre: Non Fiction, Biography
Reading Age: Middle Grade, Upper Middle Grade
Format: Graphic Novel

American History > Modern Age > 1970s

The beloved #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor winning graphic novel memoir from Cece Bell

Starting at a new school is scary, especially with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here, she’s different. She’s sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends.

Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom but anywhere her teacher is in the school—in the hallway... in the teacher’s lounge... in the bathroom! This is power. Maybe even superpower! Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, Listener for All. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it’s just another way of feeling different... and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?

Emily's Review

My daughter and I read this together (she read it to me for independent reading) and we both loved it. She said this is her new favorite book and has already started it over.

This is a memoir about the author's childhood and growing up deaf, told in graphic novel format. The illustrations are adorable, and the story is fun and sweet. I love books that allow me to see the world from a different perspective. Cece copes with being the only deaf kid in her class by inventing a superhero identity - El Deafo. She sees her phonic ear hearing aid as a super power! This story does a fantastic job of showing kids that differences can be a superpower and that we shouldn't treat people who are different from us as if they aren't capable of doing things. I highly recommend picking this up!

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