Billy Ray Pyle's Style

Santa's Playhouse

Down in the Forest

Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Winds of L’Acadie

Play and Pray Through Lent

The Story of the Little Piggy Who Couldn't Say No

The Story of Halloween

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.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Billy Ray Pyle's Style

Janie Spaht Gill, Lori Anderson Wing, 1997

Santa's Playhouse

Kate Merritt, 2004

Down in the Forest

Yvonne Morrison, Jenny Cooper, 2020

Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Patricia C. Mckissack, 1999

Winds of L’Acadie

Lois Donovan, 2006

Play and Pray Through Lent

Kay Warrington, 2005

The Story of the Little Piggy Who Couldn't Say No

Sabine Ludwig, Sabine Wilharm, 2013

The Story of Halloween

Carol Greene, Linda Bronson, 2004