Ruthe S. Wheeler (1903–1980)

A strange one, it reads more like a promotional story to become a stewardess than a real book. There were places where some plot and character development, even for a stock kids book, could have happened but it just didn't. The premise is Jane and her friend Sue, having just graduated from nursing school and no work in sight, decide to train as the first stewardess of Federated Airways. The airline wants trained nurses to be the stewardesses. The story is hackneyed, esp. the wildly show more improbably air bandits and Jane is a cardboard figure. There is also a weird fascination with how much money she earns, which makes it feel even more like a promotional device. Not bad, just weird. show less

After their father has a breakdown, Helen and Tom take over his newspaper business. If you are thinking this isn’t a very exciting storyline you’d be right. But the characters are likeable and the setting is pleasant, so it was a good story to listen to at bedtime.
The Librivox narration is a little stilted, but it’s clear and well paced.