If Wishes Were Horses by Anne McCaffrey
- Young Tizra and her twin brother Tracell find their world abruptly changedwhen their father is unexpectedly called to fight in a war which promises tolast much longer than the usual three-day skirmish. Their mother thevillage healer enlists her children to assist her in caring for the manyrefugees left wounded and homeless by the conflict. Inspired by her mother,Tizra learns never to surrender hope even in a time of fear anduncertainty.