![]() ![]() Cherry's training at the Spencer Hospital School of Nursing is chronicled in the first two books. Cherry (short for Charity) hails from Hilton, Illinois (based on Wells' hometown of Danville, Illinois), and was steered into nursing by Dr. The series stars a job-hopping, mystery-solving nurse in the Nancy Drew mold, named Cherry Ames. The series generated a few spin-off items, including a Parker Brothers board game some titles have been reprinted. Cherry Ames original editions are prized by collectors and fans. ![]() During World War II, the series encouraged girls to become nurses as a way to aid the war effort. Wells also created the Vicki Barr series. 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. Springer Publishing (reprints, 2005-2007)Ĭherry Ames is the central character in a series of 27 mystery novels with hospital settings published by Grosset & Dunlap between 19. ![]() Cover of reprint of Cherry Ames, Student Nurse (1943), the first Cherry Ames book ![]()
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