The Cherry Ames Page

Read all about the job-hopping, mystery-solving nurse who starred in a popular juvenile series by Helen Wells and Julie Tatham, published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1943 and 1968.

Take a look around and spend some time getting reacquainted with the famous red-cheeked nurse and her world. These are the latest articles:

Wherefore Art Thou, Cherry?
What does the name Cherry mean? And how popular has it been over the years?

Seeking Nursing Position ...
Exciting new jobs generally just fall into Cherry's lap. But suppose she needed to put together a résumé--ever wonder what it might look like?

Clara Maass: Ultimate Sacrifice
At only twenty-five years of age, nurse Clara Louise Maass died from yellow fever she contracted in a medical experiment.

Caroline Rhodes: New Nurse in Town
Recently widowed, Caroline Rhodes has made some changes in her life--she's got a new address, a new job, and a new "hobby": finding killers.

Sarah Brandt: Midwifery and Murder
Birth and death--Sarah Brandt, young widow of a murdered doctor, finds herself involved with both as a midwife and sometime sleuth in early twentieth-century New York City.

Interested in purchasing Cherry Ames books? Titles that are out of print are readily available from a variety of sources; please use the search boxes in the right-hand column to find books from online dealers.

Here you'll find summaries of each of the books in the Cherry Ames series, as well as information on some of the less-familiar auxiliary items: Cherry's first aid book, a board game, and the annuals--featuring short stories about Cherry--that were published in Great Britain. Go to Book Summaries.

What's Cherry Ames really like? Explore various aspects of the character and the series, from the serious to the tongue-in-cheek. Find the clues to the real Cherry by delving into her childhood; examine the World War II backdrop integral to the early books; review Cherry's many jobs, her taste in decorating, important dates in her life--everything you never thought you needed to know is here. Go to All About Cherry.

*The Cherry Ames* Page** has been on the Web since February 24, 1996.
	At its former home on the Web at GeoCities, *The Cherry Ames* Page** was honored as a Featured Page in the Athens community.			*The Cherry Ames* Page was awarded a (recommended**) rating by Britannica.com, the Encyclopedia Britannica Web site.

	*The Cherry Ames* Page** is a "well-organized, detailed, and painstakingly researched site." --Mary Ellen Quinn, Booklist 97, no. 17 (May 1, 2001): p. 1641
	*The Cherry Ames* Page was chosen Site of the Month** for August 2001 by Bella Online, which calls it "one of the most extensive pages on the web featuring a treasured children's series ... a remarkably complete and fascinating site." Read the complete review.