Margaret Vandercook's 'The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines' is a captivating novel that delves into the adventures of a group of young girls during World War I. Written in a straightforward and engaging literary style, the book follows the girls as they navigate the challenges of war-time America, demonstrating themes of bravery, resilience, and camaraderie. Vandercook's attention to detail and vivid descriptions provide a compelling backdrop to the girls' experiences, offering readers a glimpse into a unique historical period. Margaret Vandercook, a prolific author known for her insightful and emotion-filled storytelling, was inspired to write this book by the courage and perseverance displayed by women and girls during wartime. Her deep understanding of the human spirit and her ability to capture the essence of each character make 'The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines' a standout work in children's literature. I highly recommend 'The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines' to readers interested in historical fiction, particularly those fascinated by the role of young women in war efforts. Vandercook's vivid storytelling and well-developed characters are sure to leave a lasting impression.

The Camp Fire Girls Behind The Lines

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"[...]princess' outfit and a soldier's uniform?" Marta Clark was devoting her attention to the other soldier, who did not appear to be hurt but only slightly dazed from his mishap. Bettina for an instant regretted that she was unable to change places with Marta. She had studied first aid, of course, along with her Camp Fire work, but was not accustomed to masculine patients. Moreover, Bettina considered that the young officer was showing an unwarranted personal interest in his[...]".

During World War I, as young men journeyed overseas to battle, American women maintained the home front by knitting, fundraising, and conserving supplies. These became daily chores for young girls, but many longed to be part of a larger, more glorious war effort--and some were. A new genre of young adult books entered the market, written specifically with the young girls of the war period in mind and demonstrating the wartime activities of women and girls all over the world. Through fiction, girls could catch spies, cross battlefields, man machine guns, and blow up bridges. These adventurous heroines were contemporary feminist role models, creating avenues of leadership for women and inspiring individualism and self-discovery. The work presented here analyzes the powerful messages in such literature, how it created awareness and grappled with the engagement of real girls in the United States and Allied war effort, and how it reflects their contemporaries' awareness of girls' importance.

The snow was falling in heavy slashing sheets, and a December snowstorm in the New Hampshire hills means something more serious than a storm in city streets or even an equal downfall upon more level meadows and plains. Yet on this winter afternoon, about an hour before twilight and along the base of a hill where a rough road wandered between tall cedar and pine trees and low bushes and shrubs, there sounded continually above the snow's silencing two voices, sometimes laughing, occasionally singing a brief line or so, but more often talking. Accompanying them always was a steady jingling of bells.

In Kimberly Willis Holt's Piper Reed, Campfire Girl, the Reed family is going camping on Halloween, and Piper is determined to make it a holiday to remember. Piper and her family are going camping--nothing could be better. But when Piper finds out that the camping trip falls on Halloween, nothing could be worse! Still, catching fish, roasting marshmallows, and sleeping in a trailer are right up Piper's alley, even if getting poison ivy is not. Get ready for another terrific adventure starring the ever-spunky, ever-loving Piper Reed.