内容简介
Duringthesummerof1793,MattieCooklivesabovethefamilycoffeeshopwithherwidowedmotherandgrandfather.MattiespendsherdaysavoidingchoresandmakingplanstoturnthefamilybusinessintothefinestPhiladelphiahaseverseen.Butthenthefeverbreaksout.Diseasesweepsthestreets,destroyingeverythinginitspathandturningMattie'sworldupsidedown.Atherfeverishmother'sinsistence,Mattiefleesthecitywithhergrandfather.Butshesoondiscoversthatthesicknessiseverywhere,andMattiemustlearnquicklyhowtosurviveinacityturnedfranticwithdisease.
作者简介
LaurieHalseAndersonistheNewYorkTimes-bestsellingauthorwhowritesforkidsofallages.Knownfortacklingtoughsubjectswithhumorandsensitivity,herworkhasearnednumerousALAandstateawards.Twoofherbooks,SpeakandChains,wereNationalBookAwardfinalists.Chainsalsoreceivedthe2009ScottO'DellAwardforHistoricalFiction,andLauriewaschosenforthe2009MargaretA.EdwardsAward.Motheroffourandwifeofone,LaurielivesinNorthernNewYork,whereshelikestowatchthesnowfallasshewrites.YoucanfollowheradventuresonTwitter,http://twitter.com/halseanderson,orherwebsiteMadwomanInTheForest.com.