num_pages: 307
description: In this impossible-to-put-down panic attack of a novel a small-town high school becomes the breeding ground for a mysterious illness.Deenie Nash is a diligent student with a close-knit family; her brother Eli is a hockey star and her father is a popular teacher. But when Deenie's best friend is struck by a terrifying unexplained seizure in class the Nashes' seeming stability dissolves into chaos. As rumors of a hazardous outbreak spread through school and hysteria and contagion swell a series of tightly held secrets emerges threatening to unravel friendships families and the town's fragile sense of security.The Fever is a chilling story about guilt lies and the lethal power of desire.
language: English
title: The Fever
publisher: Little, Brown and Company