Evvy Hoffmeister is thirteen years old when her family brings her to Loon Lake Sanatorium to get cured of tuberculosis (TB). Evvy is frightened by her new surroundings; the rules to abide are harsh and the nurses equally rigid. But Evvy soon falls into step with the other girls in her ward. There's Sarah, quiet but thoughtful; Pearl, who adores Hollywood glamour; and Dina, whose harshness conceals a deep strength. Together, the girls brave the difficult daily routines. Set in 1940 at a time of political unrest throughout the U.S. and Europe, this thought-provoking novel sheds light on a much-feared worldwide illness. Hundreds of thousands of people died each year of TB, and many ill children were sent away to sanatoriums to hopefully recover.This is a masterful novel―both eloquent and moving―that gives voice to those who fought hard to overcome the illness.

Product Description: It's 1922, and Jessie has big plans for her future, but that's before tuberculosis strikes. Though she has no talent for cooking, cleaning, or nursing, Jessie puts her dreams on hold to help her family. She falls in love for the first time ever, and suddenly what she wants is not so simple anymore...read more

Product Description: Saara is trying hard to put her horrible experience aboard the doomed Empress of Ireland behind her. She goes to school, roller skates with her best friend and enjoys her new baby cousin. And she is so looking forward to starring in the school play! But nightmares-and unanswerable questions-continue to disturb her...read more

Product Description: In the 1970s, Gwen is stuck in one of the last tuberculosis sanatoriums in Nova Scotia. She documents her surroundings in the hospital, especially the characters living with her in the TB ward. Gwen's method of handling her isolating sickness is to learn as much about it as she can, and interspersed throughout the book are Gwen's research notes on the disease itself...read more

In 1927, Alice is comfortably settled in China, helping with her parents' missionary work, when her mother becomes sick with tuberculosis and Alice, aided by some surprise visitors, learns to trust God's will.

A fictionalized version of the author's experiences in 1946 when, at the age of sixteen, she was admitted to a San Francisco tuberculosis hospital and courted by a Maharajah's son.

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Confined to a ward in a German tuberculosis hospital in 1951, Wanda struggles to cope with her own illness while listening to the fantastic stories of a fellow patient, known as the 'Empress of China,' and plotting her escape