Hostetter, Joyce

Ann Fay Honeycutt becomes the man of the house at age thirteen after her father leaves to fight in World War II, forcing Ann to give up her childhood and tend to her family, but when a polio epidemic strikes, Ann faces the most devastating challenge of her life.

"Fourteen-year-old Junior Bledsoe has a heap of troubles. His father has died and his cantankerous granddaddy has just moved in. On top of that, Junior finds school challenging, especially since a classmate is always picking on him. Even the world around him feels unpredictable, what with World War II raging overseas. So where can Junior go to find comfort? Who can he turn to for help?"--Publisher.

"Fourteen-year-old Junior Bledsoe has a heap of troubles. His father has died and his cantankerous granddaddy has just moved in. On top of that, Junior finds school challenging, especially since a classmate is always picking on him. Even the worl around him feels unpredictable, what with World War II raging overseas. So where can Junior go to find comfort? Who can he turn to for help?"--Dust jacket.

Ann Fay is concerned about her family after she returns from the polio hospital and discovers that her father is changed after fighting in World War II, but the opportunity to receive treatment in Georgia offers her comfort, until she gets news that her family is getting worse.

Ann Fay is concerned about her family after she returns from the polio hospital and discovers that her father is changed after fighting in World War II, but the opportunity to receive treatment in Georgia offers her comfort, until she gets news that her family is getting worse.

When teenaged Pia is sent to Hawaii's leprosy settlement on Molokai Island in the 1860s, he chooses anger and self-reliance as his means of survival, but the faithful examples of other villagers and one remarkable priest threaten to destroy his desire for revenge.

Ann Fay Honeycutt becomes the man of the house at age thirteen after her father leaves to fight in World War II, forcing Ann to give up her childhood and tend to her family, but when a polio epidemic strikes, Ann faces the most devastating challenge of her life.