Path of the Pale Horse

By Paul Fleischman

Book Overview

The yellow fever is raging in Philadelphia in 1793, and 14-year-old Lep, who yearns to be a doctor, accompanies his mentor, Dr. Peale, to the city. . . . The portrayal of Lep is especially noteworthy, as Fleischman uses the character to depict the ideology, science and myth revolving around the practice of medicine in the late 1700s.--ALA Booklist starred review.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064404420
• ISBN13: 9780064404426
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Very good in-depth book about a boy who gets lost in Philly.

This was a very good book about a boy who is an apprientice, who goes to philly to get his sister during a spell of the Yellow Fever. Along the way he gets seperated from his master, can't find him, and also can't find his sister