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Anyone familiar with the Cherry Ames series written about in this article? I never heard about it, but reading this writer's childhood memories of the books and her desire to share it with her daughter made it sound appealing.
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I read as many books of that series as my school library owned, back in fourth or fifth grade. My mother was a nurse, so I had a natural interest in the medical profession at that time. "Cherry Ames, Student Nurse"...brings back memories... 
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Hi,
new to the forums.
I read Cherry Ames with relish when I was little. I even have a couple of books, still. They were cozy,captivating (for me), and led me to pursue a nursing career!
I am so sad that truly nice books like this (not a Pulitzer by any means, but well-written,) aren't being written anymore.
I think that they give a good picture of what the world was like for that period in time (in the book in which she graduates, everyone of the "girls" stands up at the graduation ceremony, indicating that they will join the armed services as nurses.)
Very sweet books. If I had a daughter  , I would definitely try to find them.
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I read the Cherry Ames and Sue Barton nurse series as a girl - loved them! I still have my Sue Barton books.
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A sidestep but not completely OT.
As an adult now, you might enjoy We Band of Angels: the Untold Story of American Nurses Trapped on Bataan by the Japanese by Elizabeth M. Norman. 
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Sue Barton-
I read those books, too!
I am going to try the library for We Band of Angels...
reminded me of a book I picked up at the Andersonville POW museum. It is called "What a Way to Spend a War: Navy Nurse POWs in the Philippines." Written by one of the POW's, Dorothy Still Danner. Definitely for an adult, it tells a bit more of life experience for a real-life navy nurse, caught up in the horrors of war.
Thinking back to Cherry Ames, one of the things I liked about those stories was that she chose to do the "right thing" even when she didn't neccesarily want to do it (ie. working a late shift instead of going to "the dance.")
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I loved those books as a girl. My mom gave them to me because she loved them as a girl as a well. Recently I bought her a few on Ebay for old times sake. She was thrilled.
I also remember enjoying Trixie Belden mysteries. I don't remember much about them.
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I loved the Trixie Belden series and it was one that my Mom gave to me after rooting them out of Grandpa's scary garage (very dark inside, huge heap of coal on the sawdust floor, funny smelling crocks standing about full of pickles and saurkraut and local mineral water) it was such an expedition that I knew they must be treasures...
I could relate to Trixie much more than Nancy Drew. She climbed trees and wore jeans and had chores rather than convertibles and housekeepers like Nancy. Don't get me wrong, I read Nancy Drew too - after all, my Mom's name is Nancy and there were several inscribed to her in my collection as a girl, but Trixie was my friend.
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I LOVED Trixie Beldon, too. I was never too interested in Nancy Drew, to tell the truth.
I believe I was at Barnes & Noble the other day when I discovered, much to my delight, they re-released the complete collection!
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Another Trixie Beldon reader here! So glad to hear that others read and loved her, too. I can't remember many details of the books so wasn't sure if they were "twaddle" or not.
Are you all having/letting your daughters read the Trixie Beldon books?
And, what ages are the Cherry Ames and Sue Barton books appropriate for?
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Erica Sanchez wrote:
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I read them originally around age 12 or 13. But don't quote me - my kids haven't read them - they just don't seem interesting to my boys! 
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stacykay wrote:
| I read Cherry Ames with relish when I was little. I even have a couple of books, still. They were cozy,captivating (for me), and led me to pursue a nursing career! |
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Me too! And I love Trixie Belden as well.
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Cici wrote:
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That's great news! They were becoming very difficult to find. I am curious what the new covers look like, sometimes when they try to "update" a story the artwork is appalling. I guess it has always been that way though... Betsy-Tacy is the series we are reading in the car currently and the covers are grossing my daughter out. Betsy, Tacy and Tib are bug-eyed spider people according to her. Book jacket time!
I suppose I was in 4th or 5th grade when I started reading Trixie Belden but continued reading them for years after that. I could cram one in my coat pocket and go sit on a rock over the pond and have the best afternoon.
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I started reading Cherry Ames/Sue Barton in maybe 5th grade (or 6th.) I know I was old enough to be captivated by her romances! Trixie Belden I began around 4th grade (and have the whole set packed away in the basement-maybe for a granddaughter. )
Betsy, Tacy and Tib... I don't recall the covers, but read them in 3rd or 4th grade, right after I had finished LHOP series. What very dear memories!
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I have to find Cherry Ames...I missed that series. But I read Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden...preferred Trixie. She was real-to-life.
Another older series I enjoyed that my mother had growing up was Beverly Gray. It starts off as a Freshman, goes through college, then she becomes a journalist/reporter. Reading it again with adult eyes my sisters and I decided it was a bit "pro-career" over being a wife.
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Both nurse series are in our system, not at our library, but in our system. I'll have to check them out for our daughter! Thanks!
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I bought a very old copy of Cherry Ames for one of my older daughters. She would like to collect the whole series.
For those who like to continue reading about nurses...I have a worn out copy of "Piece of My Heart" the story of the women who served in Vietnam. This book was the jumping off point for the show, China Beach. I really should get a hardback copy, so it won't fall apart on me!
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Thanks for the warm memories... I enjoyed Trixie Beldon too and also read some Nancy Drew. I hadn't heard of Cherry Ames though - I may have to go check it out now 
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Oh, I'm glad you bumped this thread, Taffy. I meant to post earlier and forgot. The Cherry Ames series sounds so cool and I'm going to be checking out a copy for my daughter as I think she would be interested. She has just started reading the Nancy Drew series. I have to say I loved both Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden. And if I had to choose I probably liked Nancy Drew better - the reason though could be because she had so many more books. When I was reading them Trixie Belden only had 16 books in the series - there weren't more until 1977. At that time Nancy Drew had 80+ books to enjoy. I definitely like the older and original ones better than anything that came later. Don't even think I could stomach the current ones.
When this thread first started I was searching the web and found several fun websites related to all these books. For a little bit of nostalgia visit:
Trixie Belden - descriptions of the various charaters, listing of books, a virtual Trixie Belden paper doll you can dress - very cute!
Trixie Belden - also with paper dolls, but ones you can print and cut out
and another Trixie Belden paperdoll
Cherry Ames - lots of info here. Since I hadn't known about her, I learned a lot here.
Nancy Drew - has a TON of other links on Nancy Drew
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MaryM wrote:
Trixie Belden - descriptions of the various charaters, lsiting of books, a virtual Trixie Belden paper doll you can dress - very cute!
Trixie Belden - also with paper dolls, but ones you can porint and cut out
and another Trixie Belden paperdoll
Cherry Ames - lots of info here. Since I hadn't known about her, I learned a lot here.
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Oooh, thanks for this, Mary! I think I actually have the paperdolls of Honey and Trixie...or was that my sisters? I'll have to check my stash. I love paperdolls...oops, maybe I should say loveD paperdolls growing up.
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