BLUE, Hostetter, Joyce Moyer — $16.95
200 pgs. 2006. Upper elementary, middle school, high school.
With her father away at war to fight Hitler, a young girl gains strength by joining her community in battling polio in this story based on the 1944 epidemic and the “Miracle of Hickory” Hospital in Hickory, North Carolina.
Ann Fay Honeycutt accepts the role of “man of the House” once her father leaves because she wants to do her part for the war. She’s doing well with the extra responsibilities when a frightening polio epidemic strikes, crippling many local children. Her town of Hickory responds by creating an emergency hospital in three days. In the face of tragedy Ann Fay discovers her ability to move forward.

Blue, Hostetter, Joyce.....$10.95 pb

200 pgs, 2010, Upper elementary, middle school.

Ann Fay Honeycutt accepts the role of “man of the house” when her father leaves to fight Hitler.
“Chock full of life, history and character development...the subject of polio is a rare one in children’s fiction, and these characters and their story are worth getting to know.” Booklist
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Historical fiction, mountains, mid-20th century.

Curriculum Applications: 4th, 5th & 8th Grade Social Studies- WWII era; 4th - 11th Grade Language Arts/English

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