The Camp Fire Girls on the Field of Honor

In the winter of 1917, Vera Lagerloff finds herself in an atmospheric old Manhattan house, studying French and preparing for something far more dangerous than anything in her sheltered American life. When she stumbles upon a thief lurking in her guardian's private sitting room, Vera musters a courage she didn't know she possessed. But this is merely the prologue to an extraordinary journey: Vera and a band of Camp Fire Girls are sailing for war-torn France, not as bystanders but as volunteers determined to aid the devastated nation and establish a Camp Fire sisterhood among French girls. What follows is a story of wartime heroism filtered through youthful optimism, as these American girls navigate the ruins of Europe, form unlikely friendships across cultural divides, and discover what it truly means to serve something larger than themselves. Vandercook captures the peculiar blend of danger and idealism that defined the era, writing with sincerity about young women who believed their small acts of courage could help heal a broken world.