Cherry Ames, Visiting Nurse (Cherry Ames Nurse Stories, Book 8)

216 pp. Red tweed boards. Jacket art by Frank Vaughn, black-and-white frontispiece. "Cherry and her friends move to New York where they share an apartment and become visiting nurses. As she makes her rounds, Cherry learns about a mysterious recluse, living in a mansion, who has not been seen in years." "Cherry Ames is the central character in a series of 27 mystery novels with hospital settings published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1943 and 1968. Helen Wells (1910-1986) wrote volumes #1-7 and 17-27, and Julie Campbell Tatham (1908-1999), the creator of Trixie Belden, wrote volumes #8-16. Wells also created the Vicki Barr series. During World War II, the series encouraged girls to become nurses as a way to aid the war effort. Cherry Ames original editions are prized by collectors and fans. The series generated a few spin-off items including a Parker Brothers board game; some titles have been reprinted."