I can't remember if I actually read this one but when my daughter was younger I did buy her the first book in this series so I decided to read it. I read about 3 or 4 books and remember enjoying them. When I was about 11 or 12 while searching for Nancy Drew books at the school library I stumbled upon this series about a nurse. My Childhood Challenge Re-Read for the month of May Tatham later returned the Vicki Barr books to Wells in 1953 and the Cherry Ames books in 1955. And, as Francine Lewis, she penned the short-lived Polly French series (1950s), aimed at a younger readership.Īfter writing the first eight books of the Cherry Ames series and the first three Vicki Barr books, Wells decided to abandon both series to write for television and radio, and Julie Tatham took over (however, both the ninth Cherry Ames book and the fourth Vicki Barr book were published under Wells's name). She was also the author of the Vicki Barr books, about a young mystery-solving flight attendant. In 1934 Wells graduated from New York University, with a major in philosophy and a minor in sociology and psychology.ĭuring World War II, she served as a volunteer with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, escorting Latin American visitors in the United States.Īuthor of Cherry Ames, Nurse books, a series for young teens. Social worker turned full-time young adult writer, born in Illinois but moved with family to New York City when she was seven.
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