num_pages: 256
description:  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. Theres Sarah quiet but thoughtful; Pearl who adores Hollywood glamour; and Dena 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 novelboth eloquent and movingthat gives voice to those who fought hard to overcome the illness. 
language: English
title: Breathing Room
publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)