Cherry Ames Set of 3 Vintage Children's Novels including #1 Student Nurse, #5 Flight Nurse, and #9 Cruise Nurse Unique Finds Circa 1950s/1960s styling

Circa 1950s/1960s styling

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Cherry Ames Set of 3 Vintage Children's Novels including #1 Student Nurse, #5 Flight Nurse, and #9 Cruise Nurse Unique Finds Circa 1950s/1960s stylingThis set of three Cherry Ames books includes the first in the series Student Nurse (1943) as well as #5 Flight Nurse (1945) and #9 Cruise Nurse (1948), all written by Helen Wells (author of the Vicki Barr series). The series began during World War II as a way to encourage girls to consider nursing as a career in order to help the war effort. These are all early editions of the books all published in the 1940s based on the list of series' titles