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Helen Wells

Born

in Danville, Illinois, The United States

March 29, 1910

Died

February 10, 1986

Genre

Children's Books, Young Adult

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Original name: Helen Weinstock. Social worker turned full-time young adult writer, born in Illinois but moved with family to New York City when she was seven. In 1934 Wells graduated from New York University [where she'd been the first female editor of the literary quarterly], with a major in philosophy and a minor in sociology and psychology.

During World War II, she served as a volunteer with the State Department's Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, escorting Latin American visitors in the United States.

Author of Cherry Ames, Nurse books, a series for young teens.

She was also the author of the Vicki Barr books, about a young mystery-solving flight attendant. And, as Francine Lewis, she penned the short-lived Polly Frenc ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 13,564 ratings · 1,064 reviews · 114 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cherry Ames, Student Nurse (Cherry Ames, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 2,692 ratings — published 1942 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Senior Nurse (Cherry Ames, #2) 3.95 avg rating — 1,411 ratings — published 1944 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Army Nurse (Cherry Ames, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 1,287 ratings — published 1944 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Chief Nurse (Cherry Ames, #4) 3.93 avg rating — 771 ratings — published 1944 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Flight Nurse (Cherry Ames, #5) by Helen Wells, Harriet Schulman Forman (Editor) 4.02 avg rating — 718 ratings — published 1945 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Visiting Nurse (Cherry Ames, #8) 3.97 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 1946 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Veterans' Nurse (Cherry Ames, #6) 3.89 avg rating — 477 ratings — published 1945 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Private Duty Nurse (Cherry Ames, #7) 3.80 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 1945 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Cruise Nurse (Cherry Ames, #9) 3.85 avg rating — 446 ratings — published 1948 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cherry Ames, Boarding School Nurse (Cherry Ames, #17) 3.83 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1954 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cherry Ames (27 books)
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Quotes by Helen Wells (?)

“Far in the back of her mind she was thinking. But she could not dredge up these half-formed feelings, these obscure bits of ideas, into clear, definite thoughts. . . . Her mind ticked away, singing a song she could not decipher.”
― Helen Wells, Cherry Ames, Veterans' Nurse

tags: confused-emotions, deciphering, feelings, sleeplessness, thinkining, thoughts

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“Feelings came alive in Vicki for which the earth and sea had never taught her names.”
― Helen Wells, The Hidden Valley Mystery

tags: aviation, aviator, feelings, flying, plane, sky

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“Waitin’—yes”
― Helen Wells, Cherry Ames Set, Books 5-8

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