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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 4-8 Grad

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical

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Cup of Cold Water: The Compassion of Nurse Edith Cavell (Chosen Daughters)

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The secret password is yore,” the princess whispered. Edith longed for her girlhood in England, when her secrets had been kept safe by her dog Reddie. But now in God’s timing, Edith is director of a nursing school in Belgium. Caught in the turmoil of World War I, Edith finds herself surrounded by enemy spies. As a nurse protected by the Red Cross, will Edith turn her back on the Allied soldiers who desperately need her help?

The Chosen Daughters series highlights the lives of ordinary women who by God’s grace accomplish extraordinary things.

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Lexile/Reading Level
910L

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Biographies | History | Nonfiction

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Clara Barton You Never Knew

Clara was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a nurse, she worked as a teacher, patent clerk, and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home, Barton built a career helping others.

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