Also published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
NOTE
Accelerated Reader UG 4.4 7 42961
Summary
In 1793 Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of a yellow fever epidemic.
Audience
Grades 7-9.
Age10 up.
580L Lexile
Awards
Margaret Edwards Award, American Library Association, winner.