Thursday, February 15, 2007

Amanda C. Reading Log

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Title:Fever,1793
author:Laurie Halse Anderson
pages:1-52

this book is about a girl named mattie, who lives in Philidelphia were a fever is quickly spreading throughout the town. Mattie's mother will not listen to any of the talk about the fever.Mattie's mom has her own business[a coffe shop.polly a worker for the coffe house, but to Mattie she was more she was her best friend,polly died from the fever. Mattie also is forced to go to Mrs.Ogilivie for tea.Matties mother Lucille wants Mattie to marryone of Mrs.Ogilivie's son but Mattie likes someone else named Nathaniel Benson.

Anonymous said...

Continued:

The boy that Mattie likes Nathaniel works as a painter's assistent. Though he isn't a rich person Mattie Really likes him and I predict that Nathaniel and Mattie[matilda] will have a great freindship, but not a realationship

Anonymous said...

Title:Fever, 1793
Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages:52-78

Summary: One of Mrs.Ogilivie's daughters Colette cought Yellow Fever and as Mattie and her grandfather were walking the heard a man yell we don't let people with the fever here and he dumped a whealbarrow with Matties mother in it she was still alive but very sick after Mattie and her Grandfather carried Mattie's mother Lucille to their bunker Matties cook Eliaza sent Mattie out of the room but ever so often Mattie would check on her mom and in the middle of the night her mother begain to through up blood the next day the dr. came and told Mattie and family that her mother had yellow fever.

The doctor said that Mattie should leave her mother with Eliaza and Mattie and her grandfather should go to the country. As i was reading this I couldn't help but think about my mom and how much I love her. When I read the section as the Doctor drained Matties mother to drain the toxins I began to cry.I can't imagine watching my mom have that done to her I would probely cry my eyes out.

Anonymous said...

Title:Fever,1793
Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages:78-88

When:Summer/Fall of 1793
What:Mattie's town gets infected with a Fever
Where:Philidelphia
Why:The people that workl at the Dock spread a fever.
How:they hang out and it was contagious

Mattie and her Grandfather are forced to go to a farm but on the way because of Grandfathers age the gaurds said that they could not get through the town and they were thrown from the carrage and had to walk home [10 miles] but first they camped out.

Anonymous said...

Title:Fever,1793
Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages:78-88

When:Summer/Fall of 1793
What:Mattie's town gets infected with a Fever
Where:Philidelphia
Why:The people that workl at the Dock spread a fever.
How:they hang out and it was contagious

Mattie and her Grandfather are forced to go to a farm but on the way because of Grandfathers age the gaurds said that they could not get through the town and they were thrown from the carrage and had to walk home [10 miles] but first they camped out.

Anonymous said...

Title:Fever,1793
Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
Pages:88-122

Summary:after a night of sleep Mattie went to look for food all of a sudden she collapsed and her grandfather carried her to a hospital over the next few days Mattie regained strength and soon they were back to the coffehouse. But it was closed and Matties mother was no where to be found.

Anonymous said...

Fever, 1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
122-150

Summary:After Mattie and grandfather returned to the coffe house they found it had been destroyed welll the kitchen any way all of they'er food was gone theyre dishes had been broken along with the chairs and tables.but the upstairs was fine> on the second night home two men broke into the coffehouse an dMattie almost was killed but when the theives found her they tied her up and kept hiting her because he wouldn't tell them were the money was when Matties grandfather finally awoke he pointed a gun at the robbers and they just laught after a struggle Mattie stabed one of them and they left but before the left they had strangled grandfather but he was still alive.a few minutes later he died his last words were ''I'm sorry I have to leave you, brave strong beautiful Mattie love'' and I cried agian. Matties all alone and hopefully she will make it I know I couldn't.

Anonymous said...

Fever,1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
150-250

After grandfather died a mand with a cart took him to the burial ground and said a prayer, while walking she came acrss a little girl named Nell and MAttie finnally found Eliaza thier cook and stayed with Eliaza and her brother then Eliaza's nephews got the fever and eventually so did Nell. Nell's mother had died and she was an orphan but Mattie decided to keep her.Mattie reopened the coffeehouse withEliaza as her partner and then the president arrived with MAtties mother behind them.They cought up and huged for a very long time.

a perfect ending except for Grandfathers death.this book was Awesome and rally easy to get into
and in the back of the book it had liturature ? and even facts about Yellow Fever.

Anonymous said...

Fever,1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
253-254

Literature Questions
1.Matilda or Mattie does chores
2.the peple that worked at the dock brought the desaes over to Philidelphia.
3.There are many people who she knows and likes such as Nathaniel.
4.Matilda's mother wanted her to go for tea with the Oglivals because Matties mother wants her to marry one of the sons
5.every mother loves their daughter and every daughter loves their mother.
6.the city people bring bussiness and the farmers bring the city people food.
7.

Anonymous said...

hey mr joe are we suppposed to post are mad lib summary here or on beyond the walls

Anonymous said...

Fever,1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
Mad Lib Summary
Fever,1793 is a story about Mattie a girl whos mother gets sick with yellow fever this is set in late summer early fall of 1793. this time period was full of disease, robbery, and poverty. Mattie changes throughout this story, she becomes brave,faces robbers,and has to run her mothers bussiness.

I predict you will loves this book!

Anonymous said...

Fever,1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
character sketch

MAttie is a fourteen year old girl.Shes poor so her facew is normally dirty, and she works a lot so she probe wears a clog.Over time her brown hair is in ratz from months of inproper care.Matties clothes are more than are normallu a little dirty.She is constantly pouting her beautilful green eyes and she often h\as a frown.Matties goal is to make her mothers coffeeghouse the most sucessful in Philidelphia.she loves sugar and sleeping in.I feel that Matties biggest weakness is that she doubts herself. MAtties like a tree over time, she has become strong yet weatherd.Mattie also is like a baby bear it dos'nt know its strenth yet.

Anonymous said...

Fever, 1793
Mandy Coppedge

Fever, 1793 is a story about Matilda Cook also known as Mattie. Author Laurie Halse Anderson portrays Mattie as a fourteen year old girl who’s sick and tired of listening to her mother. Mattie and her mother, grandfather, and Eliza who is the Cooks coffeehouse cook. Mattie lives in Philadelphia during 1793 when the wide spread yellow fever.


The author’s description of this time period is very true. Laurie says “this was a time of distress and panic. Sources say that “this disease shook the foundation of the largest city in the united states”. Personally I believe them because what ever I look up tells of a supreme chaos as the fever spread throughout Philadelphia.

Mattie really doesn’t trust herself at the beginning of the story. But as the story goes on Mattie becomes brave and strong. When the two robbers invaded the coffeehouse Mattie handled them with supreme poise and sophisticated. Through the story Mattie also learns the importance of helping people, when Mattie finally found Eliza she helps her take care of the people who were infected with yellow fever.

I loved Fever, 1793, its very real that’s what makes me love it. Fever is a great book, it’s filled with adventure, love and a family’s will .It’s an awesome book and I’d recommend it to anyone.