Children will enjoy listening to early evidence of young Clara Bartons
calling as when Patch, her beloved dog, is injured and Clara nurses him back to health.
They will sympathize with her boarding school days when she is snubbed because she
is too shy to talk to other girls. But her shyness disappears when she assists the local
doctor.

Marguerite Gavin grew up on the Chesapeake Bay. She holds an M.F.A. in acting and a B.F.A. in theater. An actress working in theater and audiobook narration, she is also artistic director of a youth theater program. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband and son.