Thursday, December 5, 2013

Ch 1-2 Coffee Shop Fever 1973 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Coffee Shop

  • What is the purpose of a coffee shop?  
  • Think about what happens or takes place at coffee shops today; like Starbucks, Caribou, etc.  Why do people go there?  
  • How these places are regular meeting spots or hangouts for many people all through out the day.

 Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson




Fever 1793 is an historical fiction that takes place in Philadelphia.  During this time, the capital of the United States was located here instead of Washington DC.  The setting of this novel is a family owned coffee house.  During this time coffee houses were very popular and many prestigious people met in coffee houses to discuss politics.  

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1 comment:

  1. I think the last video's wrong! :O Because it says "16-year-old Matilda Cook..." but the real book says she's 12!

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