The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army

"The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army" by Margaret Vandercook is a historical fiction that follows the continuing journeys of four American girls working as Red Cross nurses in Russia during World War I. Having already served in Belgium, Nona Davis, Mildred Thornton, and Barbara Meade face new challenges as they navigate war-torn Russia and try to assist those suffering amidst political turmoil. The girls find themselves in a mystery when a letter that sends Nona to a peasant's hut, where she meets Sonya Valesky, a woman who claims to know something about her mother. As the story develops, these intertwined problems explore themes of friendship, responsibility, and self-discovery, all under the shadow of war, particularly as Nona's connection to Sonya presents difficult choices between her duties and her budding sense of family in the face of international conflict.