An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 Audiobook

" A young adult non-fiction book that will actually keep YA's entertained. It was incredibly interesting and disturbing. The book ends with the knowledge there is no cure to yellow fever nor is there a reserve if it was to hit the vaccine couldn't be copied and administered in time, it would first kill 10,000 people :)....ahhhh such a good book... "

" This book is horrible. I cannot believe that anyone would think this is an appropriate book for children to read. The book is concerned with the history of the yellow fever plague that happened in Philadelphia in 1793. It goes into great detail in the sufferings of the people and how everyone abandoned them. One part even goes into the condition of a corpse in the street and how it was falling apart from rotting and infested with maggots. It ends warning children that it is just a matter of time until the plague comes back and kills most of us. I cannot wrap my mind around the fact that this book won three children's awards. DISGUSTING! "

" Very interesting and informative! It didn't spare any details (and I mean ANY details...*shudder*). Now on to that report... "

" Fantastic book. This is the type of non-fiction we need in our school. It's interesting, sucks you in, and teaches you more than you ever thought you needed to know about yellow fever. Paired with a fiction book like Fever, it guarantees a lesson your students will never forget "

" My reading group in 5th grade had read the book Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. My teacher also owned this book. My group was flipping through the pages as we came to a page of a boy in the first stage of yellow fever. It didn't scare us. But as we flippe the page, a new horror came upon us. The same boy was there, only in the LAST stage of yellow fever. It was horrid. NEVER LET CHILDREN SEE THIS PICTURE! ONLY WITH TOUGH STOMACHS! Damned if I ever rate this book 5 stars. "

" interesting read, but still a history book at heart. "

" I read this short nonfiction after Fever 1793 to get a good historical picture. It's an amazing look at disease. Not to scare you, but there is still no cure for yellow fever, just a vaccine-that only one obscure company makes. Watch out for those mosquitoes. "

" pair with Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson "

" I really could not get into it. "

" I liked it but I thought it needing a good editing. I would have liked to have seen a better, well-researched presentation of the modern-day threat. That latter portion of the book was weak and not well constructed. "

" Great nonfiction. Use in conjunction with Laurie Halse Anderson's Fever-1793. Jim Murphy is a bright spot in YA nonfiction. This is the first non-Civil War book of his I've read; I was impressed. "

" Non-fiction about Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia in 1793. "

" Our class was forced to read it, not a choice. I don't think I would've chose it any other way. While it was educational, I enjoyed this book. I feel like I read mythology too much, but this is a good book. I liked the small stories it gave, and how well it connected with our class. "

" This book is intended for children but is so well researched and written that I never felt like the epidemic was downplayed. I truly learned a lot. "

" This Newberry-award winning book tells the story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 which killed 5000 people in Philadelphia in just under 4 months. A fascinating history about 18th-century medicine and living standards. This was gripping! "

" Murphy uses a blend of letters, newspaper articles, and pamphlets of the day to put together an interesting and informative chronology of the Yellow Fever outbreak in Philadelphia. "

" informational "

" Definitely a book kids should read with support by parents. I think I could have some nightmares from this book. "

" Book will probably not be read voluntarily by many teens but a good book to be read for a social studies class. "

" It had a lot of disgusting pictures. "

" Interesting, well-written, and a little scary! "

" Jim Murphy writes an interesting history on the plague, it was readable, and held your interest. It did get boring at one part, but over all it wasn't bad. "

" This book reads like a documentary - which is not a bad thing. I found it very interesting to read about the practices of the medical community during 1793. "

" Not my favorite Jim Murphy. maybe I wanted resolution, but there is still no vaccine for this-bummer-now I have to worry about yellow fever! "

" I really could not get into it. "

" An interesting book about a time in history I knew practically nothing about. I read this as a companion book to Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. I enjoyed both books and I feel like I learned a lot. "

" A fantastic gripping well researched account book. Pair with Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. "