tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post8078979212097538475..comments2023-09-24T05:29:35.931-05:00Comments on Zella Kate: Fever 1793zellakatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-66029613648021733052011-01-20T14:51:06.188-06:002011-01-20T14:51:06.188-06:00I used this book in a summer reading club back whe...I used this book in a summer reading club back when I was teaching. It was a big hit. To help my kids understand yellow fever more, I had them act out the symptoms progressively.<br /><br />They loved that!Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-7629190352912669482010-08-12T20:59:32.881-05:002010-08-12T20:59:32.881-05:00Okay if you recommend it, I will put it on my to-r...Okay if you recommend it, I will put it on my to-read list. <br /><br />I'll have to look into those books. I really want to read a scary novel. I never have. <br /><br />Is The Birds related to the Alfred Hitchcock movie?@__anastasiamariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350277314424909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-39015876605796833862010-08-11T23:43:13.892-05:002010-08-11T23:43:13.892-05:00I have not read The Historian, but it is definitel...I have not read The Historian, but it is definitely on my to be read list! You'll have to tell me about it after you read it. :)<br /><br />Some good horror novels I have read in the past few months are the original Dracula by Bram Stoker--it isn't high art, but it has some genuinely scary moments; Daphne Du Maurier's The Birds--it is very unnerving!; and The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson--great ghost story. I like horror fiction, but I have not read as much as I want to!<br /><br />I read Speak right after this one and I thought it was superb. Very engaging character and a very unique YA novel. It can be hard to read just because the premise is sad and a bit disturbing, but it is ultimately uplifting. Great book. I highly recommend it. :)zellakatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-43746756409459800092010-08-10T13:20:58.212-05:002010-08-10T13:20:58.212-05:00I have never read The Great Mortatlity but I am th...I have never read The Great Mortatlity but I am thinking of reading my first scary novel soon. I think it will actually be The Historian. For real scary, not 10 year old scary. <br /><br />Hmm...I might have to check out Anderson's other books. I've heard that Speak (I think that is what it is called) is really good. Have you read that one?@__anastasiamariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350277314424909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-65646869153256103372010-08-09T22:57:09.138-05:002010-08-09T22:57:09.138-05:00I can't laugh at you on that one, because I ca...I can't laugh at you on that one, because I can get freaked out by books too! (Have you read The Great Mortality? It's a book about the bubonic plague. Oh my God! I felt like bugs were crawling on me for days afterwards.)<br /><br />Eww The bloodletting *was* gross. I thought this was a good book, but after reading Anderson's other books, I found them more impressive. I did really love the historical detail in this one, though.zellakatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-89335676040496093912010-08-09T10:23:48.364-05:002010-08-09T10:23:48.364-05:00I read this book when I was younger.
It was at o...I read this book when I was younger. <br /><br />It was at our Scholastic book fair or whatever. They would show previews of it and I swear it TERRIFIED me!!<br /><br />I found some white powder in my binder once and I thought it was going to kill me. No joke! I was 10 don't laugh too hard.<br /><br />I was too young at the time to really disect the character. It's funny I keep getting little bursts of memories from the book. Like when her love dropped flowers out of the window on her. Oh and I remember the bloodletting. That's gross.@__anastasiamariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350277314424909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-55629622438126710912010-07-16T13:12:37.443-05:002010-07-16T13:12:37.443-05:00Hmm . . . I'll see if I can find this book thr...Hmm . . . I'll see if I can find this book through EBSCO. I can't stand to have a title elude me! *sounds hunting horn*<br /><br />Oooh, no, I hadn't heard about that. Thanks for telling me! I shall definitely have to find some photos of that! :Dzellakatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-58000212949878131752010-07-16T07:19:11.302-05:002010-07-16T07:19:11.302-05:00Darn it, Z, I've been googling trying to find ...Darn it, Z, I've been googling trying to find this other book but Anderson's has taken over the internet. The protagonist was male and I seem to recall that he was interested in becoming a doctor (?). I know Benjamin Rush, the famous Phila. physician, appeared in the novel. That's about all I can remember at the moment. Not sure where else to look.<br /><br />Speaking of the 18th century did you hear that they've found a ship from that period buried in a New York City landfill this week? I thought that was pretty cool. Apparently the mud preserved the wood. Talk about stuck in traffic! :)<br /><br />I will try leaving the book out, thanks.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283778449063082036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-76586679756709778422010-07-14T14:09:23.453-05:002010-07-14T14:09:23.453-05:00Maybe if you check it out and leave it lying aroun...Maybe if you check it out and leave it lying around the house, she'll get curious and read it. :D<br /><br />I believe you're right. I checked her website last night and she said that was quite a challenge for her. I know we have Twisted but couldn't find it. I am going to check again Friday. *will not be defeated by a missing book*<br /><br />Yes, I dislike books where the author tries to push his/her message off on the reader. (And with crazy Colonials, you can't do any better than Arthur Miller's The Crucible. :P) I never got that impression at all with this book. What was the title of the book you read?zellakatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-88715732658161501312010-07-14T09:05:12.866-05:002010-07-14T09:05:12.866-05:00Yes I did see your review last week. :) I was tal...Yes I did see your review last week. :) I was talking to my daughter about it and she agreed that girls are more stressed out about school than boys. Now if I could only get her to read that book. Any suggestions?<br /><br />I seem to remember that what made Twisted a departure for Anderson is that it was her first male protagonist. You can correct me if I'm wrong . . . <br /><br />Do you know that there was another YA novel about the 1793 epidemic in Philadelphia a few years back? I know b/c I read that one. The author had an axe to grind with religion which bugged me. Anderson's book sounds better! :)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283778449063082036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-62816148890628726552010-07-13T13:18:33.453-05:002010-07-13T13:18:33.453-05:00Ah, thank you! I shall check that one out. (I am a...Ah, thank you! I shall check that one out. (I am at work right now, so as long as it is on the shelf, I am good to go.)<br /><br />Yes, I do believe that this one is more family friendly. I saw that actually Fever, 1793 is recommended for middle schoolers over teens and I think that's probably why the protagonist is a bit less edgy. It definitely works better on that age level. Yesterday, I checked out Speak--which was Anderson's first novel--and was flipping through it last night. It definitely is more edgy and it looks really good. It also has an excerpt from another of her books--Wintergirls--that looks excellent, as well. Now I can add Twisted to my reading wish list!<br /><br />Did you see my review of Stressed-Out Girls on the Unblogged Chronicles last week? :Dzellakatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466934007546605691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797692592906360192.post-79201438202247340852010-07-13T10:13:39.198-05:002010-07-13T10:13:39.198-05:00I am going to hazard a guess based on what I know ...I am going to hazard a guess based on what I know of you and say that you would enjoy Twisted, the only Anderson book that I've read. It's about a troubled kid growing up in an unhappy family -- what's not to like? :D I thought Anderson did a great job of getting inside this kid's head and making you believe in his pain. Fever sounds more family friendly?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283778449063082036noreply@blogger.com