TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hostetter,Joyce Moyer
TI  - Blue
T2  - Bakers Mountain story
SN  - 9781590788356
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Honesdale, Pa.
PB  - Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
KW  - Poliomyelitis
KW  - Juvenile fiction
KW  - Race discrimination
KW  - Friendship
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - North Carolina
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-193) and filmography (p. 193)
N2  - With her father on the frontlines of World War II, a young girl gains strength by joining her community’s battle against polio in this poignant middle grade novel based on the 1944 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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