Ruth Fielding in the Red Cross; Or, Doing Her Best for Uncle Sam

When the Great War erupts in Europe, sophomore Ruth Fielding makes a choice that will change her life: she leaves Ardmore College to dedicate herself to the Red Cross and the war effort. Along with her best friend Helen Cameron, Ruth travels from farm to farm in rural America, rallying a skeptical community to support soldiers heading overseas. But the real adventure begins when her friends depart for France and Ruth is promoted to state headquarters, where a mysterious fire destroys donation records and a suspicious woman named Mrs. Mantel, once a vocal critic of the Red Cross, suddenly holds an important position. Ruth follows the trail to France, where injured soldiers need comfort and a potential fraudster needs exposing. This is wartime service as genuine adventure: a story where a young woman's patriotism and keen eye for deception might both save lives. Emerson delivers exactly what her young readers craved in 1918: action, purpose, and proof that girls could matter in a world at war.