Various authors
Illustrated by Walt Howarth
World Distributors, 1960
Cherry helps establish a junior volunteer program for teenagers at Hilton Hospital and guides Midge through a summer romance in "The Pinafore Club."
Cherry visits Bertha in Minnesota--it's a whirlwind visit, literally, as a tornado suddenly sweeps through town in "The Big Wind."
"The Pinafore Club," by Helen Wells, a Cherry Ames story
When her young friend Midge Fortune and other teenagers need something to keep them busy and useful during their vacation from high school, Cherry is instrumental in setting up a summer junior volunteer program at Hilton Hospital, despite some opposition. Cherry also guides madcap Midge through some romantic complications--and enjoys a new romance herself with young Dr. Dan Blake.
This story is an apparent precursor to Staff Nurse (written in 1962), in which the Hilton Hospital summer junior volunteer program is in its second year and Dr. Dan is still a romantic interest. This is the only instance in which a book builds on one of the stories in an annual.
"Behind the Cameras," by John Hynam
Two young women on a movie set in Italy compete for the same job.
"Avalanche Adventure," by Sylvia Edwards, a Sally Baxter story
Sally Baxter, "girl reporter," finds excitement in a Swiss village.
"Cynthia's Benefit," by Betty E. Spence
An aspiring singer helps a lonely old man.
"Whirlybird Volunteer," by Trudi Arlen, a Shirley Flight story
Air hostess Shirley Flight helps out during an epidemic in a remote Canadian village.
"Grey and Scarlet," by Rose Ashton
This is a true story about the "Q.A.'s"--Queen Alexandra's Imperial Nursing Service.
"The Big Wind," by Helen Wells, a Cherry Ames story
On her way home to Greenwich Village from a case in Los Angeles, Cherry stops over in Minnesota to visit Bertha Larsen and meet her parents and brothers on their farm. But even a simple visit turns into an adventure for Cherry when a tornado hits, and she helps searchers find some missing children.
When Cherry visits the Larsens, it's the only time we get to meet the family of one of Cherry's friends. Though Bertha has an older sister, May (Book of First Aid and Home Nursing, p. 101), she isn't mentioned here.
"Adventure in Malaya," by Joyce Stranger
Nurse Susan is kidnapped by a determined young boy.
"The Mystery of Wideacres," by Catherine Morris
A TV production assistant helps uncover secrets in an English village.
"Climb on Ben Cormac," by Barbara M. Walsh
Jenny overcomes her fear and climbs a forbidding mountain to rescue a friend.
Cherry Ames Girls Annual, 1960
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