Winds of L’Acadie

The Mosts

Letter and Spirit

The Story of Halloween

My Guardian Angel

Stories of Ragged Schools, and Ragged Scholars (Classic Reprint)

A Dog-Friendly Town

Zamzam’s Faith in the Middle: A True Story for Children

Evvy Hoffmeister is thirteen years old when her family brings her to Loon Lake Sanatorium to get cured of tuberculosis (TB). Evvy is frightened by her new surroundings; the rules to abide are harsh and the nurses equally rigid. But Evvy soon falls into step with the other girls in her ward. There's Sarah, quiet but thoughtful; Pearl, who adores Hollywood glamour; and Dina, whose harshness conceals a deep strength. Together, the girls brave the difficult daily routines. Set in 1940 at a time of political unrest throughout the U.S. and Europe, this thought-provoking novel sheds light on a much-feared worldwide illness. Hundreds of thousands of people died each year of TB, and many ill children were sent away to sanatoriums to hopefully recover. Marsha Hayles' Breathing Room is a masterful novel--both eloquent and moving--that gives voice to those who fought hard to overcome the illness.

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Winds of L’Acadie

Lois Donovan, 2006

The Mosts

Melissa Senate, 2010

Letter and Spirit

Anna M. Richards, Anna Matlack Richards, 1891

The Story of Halloween

Carol Greene, Linda Bronson, 2004

My Guardian Angel

Sylvie Weil, Gillian Rosner, 2001

Stories of Ragged Schools, and Ragged Scholars (Classic Reprint)

Daniel Parish Kidder, Daniel P. Kidder, 2018

A Dog-Friendly Town

Josephine Cameron, 2020

Zamzam’s Faith in the Middle: A True Story for Children

Luella Faith Holwerda, 2011