In a perpetually foggy northern American town, a school is plagued by a mysterious illness that sees its teenage girls fall down, froth at the mouth, and undergo convulsions and seizures. It would sound like your standard YA horror lite, or like someone should be accusing Goody Proctor of speaking with the devil, if it weren’t for the fact that it’s based on actual events that took place in a town in New York state only a year or two ago. (I’m also not sure whether it’s supposed to be YA or not; if so, it’s a bit more nuanced than I recall my teen novels being.) Continue reading The Fever