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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile materials Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jim Murphy |
| ISBN: | 0395776082 9780395776087 |
| OCLC Number: | 50958941 |
| Awards: | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2004. Newbery Honor Book, 2004. |
| Description: | 165 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | No one noticed -- "All was not right" -- Church bells tolling -- Confusion, distress, and utter desolation -- "It was our duty" -- The prince of bleeders -- "By twelve only" -- "This unmerciful enemy" -- "A delicate situation" -- Improvements and the public gratitude -- "A modern-day time bomb." |
| Responsibility: | by Jim Murphy. |
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Author: Jim Murphy
Award: Sibert Award Winner, (2004)
Format: Chapter Book
Genre: Informational Book
Plot summary: In 1793 Philadelphia has an outbreak of yellow fever affecting the people and city. Many are killed from this illness.
Personal response: I really enjoyed this book and couldn’t seem to stop reading it. I learned about yellow fever that I did not know. I like when books actually teach me something new. I like how in the beginning it has a map of Philadelphia. The map Helps us the reader picture things more clearly in our heads. Also, it contains a directory of the people who live there. The chapters heading are big and bold letters. I like how it has descriptions under the pictures to let us know what it is about.
Murphy, J. (2003). An American plague: The true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. New York: Clarion Books.
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