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Calkins Creek Books, 2010-01-08

Blue

Blue

Bakers Mountain Stories

Joyce Moyer Hostetter, Author

Paperback

9781590788356

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Ann Fay Honeycutt accepts the role of "man of the house" when her father leaves to fight Hitler 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. Ann Fay reads each issue of the newspaper for the latest news of the 1944 epidemic. But soon she discovers for herself just how devastating polio can be. As her challenges grow, so does her resourcefulness. In the face of tragedy, Ann Fay discovers her ability to move forward. She experiences the healing qualities of friendship and explores the depths of her own faithfulness to those she loves even to one she never expected to love at all.
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Set in the shadows of war and polio, this story hums with quiet strength. Thoughtful and layered, it explores grief, healing, and belonging with an honesty that honors young readers’ capacity for empathy and hope.

Keywords and Themes: Courage • Diseases • Empathy • Family • Friendship • Growth • Healing • Health & Daily Living • Historical • Hope • Illnesses & Injuries • Juvenile Fiction • Mourning • Perseverance • Prejudice & Racism • Self-Discovery • Social Themes • Strength • United States - 20th Century

Readability • 4.9

Age Range • 9-12

Pages • 200

No LC subjects available.

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Health & Daily Living | Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship

A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book

With her father on the frontlines of World War II, a young girl gains strength by joining her community's battle against the 1944 polio epidemic

Ann Fay Honeycutt accepts the role of "man of the house" when 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, North Carolina responds by creating an emergency hospital in three days. Ann Fay reads each issue of the newspaper for the latest news of the epidemic. But soon she discovers for herself just how devastating polio can be. As her challenges grow, so does her resourcefulness. In the face of tragedy, Ann Fay discovers her ability to move forward. She experiences the healing qualities of friendship and explores the depths of her own faithfulness to those she loves--even to one she never expected to love at all.

Based on the "Miracle of Hickory" Hospital in Hickory, North Carolina, Blue is at once a fascinating history of the 1944 polio epidemic and an inspiring coming of age tale for young and adult readers.

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