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Wednesday, May 6, 2026

In honor of nurses week, Some of my favorite nurse books

From Amazon: Sue Barton 7 Book Set (Sue Barton Series) Paperback – Black & White, 2008 by Helen Dore Boylston (Author) Format: Paperback The Sue Barton 7 Book Set includes: Sue Barton, Student Nurse; Sue Barton, Senior Nurse; Sue Barton, Visiting Nurse; Sue Barton, Rural Nurse; Sue Barton, Superintendent of Nurses; Sue Barton, Neighborhood Nurse; Sue Barton, Staff Nurse. A seven volume story that follows the life of vivacious, red-headed Sue Barton through her exhilarating training and career as a nurse. Sue's humor and great heart see her through the rigors of her profession as well as the trials of her personal life. Her determined struggle to maintain her independence gives her the strength to weather the occasionally bumpy road of a young woman seeking a life long dream of a nursing career. Coming from rural New Hampshire, Sue enters the large city hospital nursing program where she befriends Katherine Van Dyke (Kit) and Connie Halliday. Sue and her friends are dedicated to their training yet manage to stumble into hilarious mischief from time to time. Their clever dialogue is a continuous thread throughout the stories which is certain to leave readers in stitches. Romance manages to find Sue in the hospital when she meets handsome surgeon, Dr. Bill Barry. Sue's many career choices as a nurse conflict with Bill's idea about their relationship leaving Sue in a dilemma as she plans her future. Through it all, it is Sue Barton's gift for understanding people and seeing the good in all that provides her the direction she needs in finding the right path to follow.
From Amazon: Cherry Ames Set, Books 1-4 (Cherry Ames Nurse Stories) by Helen Wells (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (222) 4.5 on Goodreads 147 ratings Collects books from: Cherry Ames Nurse Stories See all formats and editions 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! 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.