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Book Review of Girl in Blue

Girl in Blue
Girl in Blue
Author: Ann Rinaldi
Genre: Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Paperback
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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...