Face to Face with the plague

Today's group discussion was not all it was supposed to be but it went well. Our groups book is Fever 1793, set in Philadelphia it is the story of a young girl named Mattie Cook and the trials her family goes through durring the plague of yellow fever. We ,Tonya and I, disscused the possible causes for yellow fever that are mentioned in the book such as the rotting coffe beans on the dock and the misqutoe infestation,wich is the more likly cause. We also talked about the possible outcomes of Mattie's coffe house days. we are both eager to read the next section of the book to see what unfolds.