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Cherry Ames Boxed Set (Books 1-4) Student Nurse, Senior Nurse, Army Nurse & Chief Nurse
written by Helen Wells
Studio : Springer Publishing Company
by Springer Publishing Company
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Released : 2005-11-29
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 4
EAN : 9780977159741
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 11 reviews)
List Price : $39.95
Our Price : $32.08
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Product Description |
 The first boxed set, Cherry Ames Boxed Set 1-4, introduces our beloved heroine in her four earliest adventures: Student Nurse, Senior Nurse, Army Nurse, and Chief Nurse! Cherry Ames is back, just as you remember her! The books are just as you remember them, retaining the same look, feel, and sense of adventure and patriotism as when they were first published. With fully illustrated color covers and a soft-finished hardcover format just like the originals, these books will transport you back to the days when you were reading about this spunky young nurse. Series editor and registered nurse Harriet Forman was inspired by, and remains a devoted fan of, Cherry Ames: "...I was going to follow in her footsteps and become a nurse--nothing else would do." With a heart of pure gold and a true yearning to make a difference in the world, eighteen-year-old Cherry Ames leaves her hometown and enters nursing school, embarking on a lifetime of adventures. Follow Cherry through the introductory four-book set as she grows from student nurse to chief nurse, all the while making friends, pushing the limits of authority, leading her nursing colleagues, and sleuthing and solving mysteries. Smart, courageous, mischievous, quick-witted, and above all, devoted to nursing, Cherry Ames meets adventure head-on whereever she goes. Springer Publishing Company is delighted to be bringing Helen Wells's beloved heroine back into print for a new generation of younger readers (as well as a host of nostalgic older ones). The books are available as beautifully rendered facsimile hardcover editions and in boxed sets of four. We intend to have all of the Helen Wells books back in print by early 2008. Below is our reissue schedule:
Cherry Ames, Student Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Army Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Boxed Set 1-4 (published)
Cherry Ames, Flight Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Veterans' Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Private Duty Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Visiting Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Boxed Set 5-8 (published)
Cherry Ames, Cruise Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Boarding School Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Department Store Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Camp Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Boxed Set 9-12 (published)
Cherry Ames, At Hilton Hospital (published)
Cherry Ames, Island Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Rural Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Staff Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Boxed Set 13-16 (published)
Cherry Ames, Companion Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, Jungle Nurse (published)
Cherry Ames, The Mystery in the Doctor's Office (published)
Cherry Ames, Ski Nurse Mystery (published)
Cherry Ames, Boxed Set 17-20 (published) Click here for more information regarding the Cherry Ames Set
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Great memories |
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I just purchased the complete set of the Cherry Ames nurse stories that were written by Helen Wells. The packaging was beautiful and the covers looked exactly as I remember. I enjoyed reading about Cherry's adventures again as much as I did when I was a young teen. I would also like to purchase the Cherry books written by Julie Tatham when Ms. Wells took some time off. I purchased Cherry Ames at Spencer and it was great. I hope others will enjoy them as much as I have. The sets are also very reasonably priced. |
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good, but better at first |
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The Cherry Ames novels tend to be a little less interesting as they go on. I still think the first four are the best. They still show the variety of possibilities available to nurses, most of which are still options today. Even though I am a physician, I was still surprised by some of the options available to nurses that I hadn't thought of. As a physician, it's interesting to see a historical snapshot of medicine in the 30's-40's. These stories appealed to me as a young girl when I found them on an aunt's shelves, and they are still fun to read. |
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Good books for teens and adults |
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This book set is both appropriate for teens and adults to read. If you are interested in nursing you will probably be interested in these books. |
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Retro Detective Nurse Series Makes A Comeback |
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Cherry Ames makes a comeback. Fresh, lively confections that enthralled me as a kid don't hold up quite as well to the adult reader, but that's not the point. Mystery Writers of America member Helen Wells fleshed out a peppy prewar characterization of a high-spirited eighteen year-old nurse whose high-spirited, curious ways get her in entertaining fixes as she pursues her nursing degree and a few dreamy doctors. I bought the first few books at a garage sale in the early 80's for 25 cents and they still have a place of honor on my bookshelf. The later books tended to have a churned- out, formulaic quality with a bevy of different writers who can't capture the zeitgeist. I think today's kids would definitely have a snoozefest with these books. In addition, my mother, who graduated from nursing school in the early 60's, tried to get through the first book, but couldn't. I guess there weren't enough draconian spinster teachers, full shifts on the floor, and egomanical doctors for that realistic kick! |
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Every Girl Should Read This Wonderful Series! |
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What a delight to rediscover our courageous nurse Cherry Ames all over again! Let Cherry take us back to an era of simple virtues where honesty and integrity mattered. Cherry Ames is a series most of us baby boomers remember reading, along with Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, Vicki Barr, Dana Girls, Bobsey Twins, Hardy Boys and the like. A true treasure to explore and pass on to our own children or just to read and discover the magic of series books all over again. I would recommend these books to any young girl and I am delighted to see my old friend and nurse Cherry again. |
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