Book Report: Fever 1793

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Did you know that the book Fever 1793 has almost a 5 star rating. In the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse. The book teaches about family because Mattie saved Grandpa gave his life for Mattie then mother searched for Mattie and almost gave her life just so she could find her daughter. In my opinion family, well just know your family has a spot no matter how big or how small they always love you. The main idea of this paragraph is when Mattie helped Grandpa when they got kicked off the carriage and Mattie cared for grandpa when he was sick. I know this because in the book Mattie went and got food and water for Grandpa when he was sick and could not care for himself. Then Mattie used her shirt to try and catch a fish in the end she

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