The Young United States
Historical Fiction
beginning. A new form of government was being tried. There was land
east of the mountains to explore and settle. I wouldn't want to give up all
the conveniences of modern life to actually live back then, but I don't
have to! I can read great stories set in that period and visit whenever I
want!
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Lizzy Baker lives in the mountains of Tennessee
back when Tennesse was part of teh southwest
territories. Each fall, Lizzy gets very sick. In those
days, the doctors did not know what was wrong with
her, but today she would have allergies and asthma.
I have allergies like Lizzy and I am glad I have
medicines to take care of them. but Lizzy didn't
have those medicines. Lizzy's family must find some
way to help Lizzy, or she will die from her illness one
autumn. Whatever will Lizzy do? Read Weaver's
Daughter and find out! Recommended by Rachel
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by Laurie Halse Anderson
In August 1793, Philadelphia was the largest city in
the very new United States of America. Young
Mattie Cook works in her family's coffeehouse and
often tries to avoid the chores her strict mother
asks of her. Mattie soon realizes that she really
does not have such a bad life because the city will
soon be ravaged by a yellow fever epidemic.
challenges that she has never dreamed of.
Mattie's courage and strength are amazing,
and it is impossible to put this book down!
Recommended by Rachel.
Book Nut's Mom Notes that Jim Murphy has
written a Newbery Honor winning book on this
epidemic for readers who would like to learn
more -- An American Plague: The True and
Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever
Epidemic of 1793.
Myers which is set in Memphis, Tennessee during the yellow fever
epidemic of 1878.