Awards
- Short-listed for North Carolina Children's Book Award (Junior Book) 2008
- Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Junior Book) 2008
- Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2009
- Winner of Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) (Silver) 2006
Overview
With her father away at war to fight Hitler, a young girl gains strength by joining her community in battling polio in this Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book 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"" 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 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 loveseven to one she never expected to love at all.
Full Product Details
Author: Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Imprint: Boyds Mills Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.355kg
ISBN: 9781590783894
ISBN 10: 1590783891
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 16 March 2006
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
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. -- Kirkus Reviews
Heartfelt [and] marked by an agreeable, vernacular narrative . . . Intriguing history . . . and the powerful first-person voice will propel readers through to the novel's deeply satisfying conclusion. -- Booklist
Heartfelt [and] marked by an agreeable, vernacular narrative . . . Intriguing history . . . and the powerful first-person voice will propel readers through to the novel's deeply satisfying conclusion. -- Booklist 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. -- Kirkus Reviews The intriguing history of the illness and the powerful first-person voice will propel readers through to the novel's deeply satisfying conclusion. --Booklist 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. --Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Joyce Moyer Hostetter is the author of Best Friends Forever. She received a BA in early childhood education at Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, North Carolina. Since then, she has continued her studies on the graduate level in special education at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and art at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She lives near Hickory.
