Breathing Room

by Marsha Hayles
Lexile:  800
Genre:  Historical Fiction

Evvy is 13 years old when she arrives at the Loon Lake Sanatorium.  She has a contagious disease called tuberculosis (TB) and has been sent there by her family to get well.  She meets some new friends who help her to adjust to the hard realities of life in a sanatorium.  Some of her friends will not survive. Will Evvy be able to remain strong enough to fight her disease and get back to the family she loves?