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Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue
Author: Ann Rinaldi
The year is 1861. When spirited teenager Sarah Louisa learns that she is to be married off to her despicable neighbor, she runs away from home. Disguising herself as a boy, Sarah boldly joins the army--and before long is a soldier in the Civil War. Sarah navigates the joys and hardships of army life, all the while struggling to keep her true ide...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780439073370
ISBN-10: 0439073375
Publication Date: 2001
Pages: 310
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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A good book about a girl during the Civil war:
"To avoid marrying a neighbor, Sarah Louisa Wheelock disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the Flint Union Greys, a regiment that becomes part of the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. Sarah, no known as Neddy Compton, works as a male nurse and entertains the wounded soldiers until her real identity is discovered. But her talent for mimicry brings her to the attention of Allan Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Pinkerton offers Sarah the opportunity to become a woman "operative". Her first assignment is to investigate Rose Greenhow, a suspected Southern spy. Suddenly Sarah is plunged into a world of danger and intrigue wher ethe simplest mistake could cost her her life." For younger readers... 9th grade and younger, but older people could definately read...
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To avoid marrying a neighbor, Sarah disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the Flint Union Greys, a regiment in the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the Civil War. She works as a male nurse until her identify is discovered. This is a great little story about her adventures.
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To avoid marrying a neighbor, Sarah Louisa Wheelock disguises herself as a boy and enlists in the Flint Union Greys, a regimanet that becomes part of the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the Cival War. Sarah, now known as Neddy Compton, works as a male nurse and entertains the wounded soldiers until her real identity is discovered. But her talent for mimicry brings her to the attention of Allan Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Pinkerton offers Sarah the opportunity to become a woman "operative." Her first assignment is to investigate Rose Greenhow, a suspected Southern spy.
Suddenly Sarah is plunged into a world of danger and intrigue where the simplest mistake could cost her her life.


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