Uncivil Acts

Author: Keene, Carolyn

Brand: Simon & Schuster

Edition: First Edition

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 160

Release Date: 01-03-2005

Part Number: 9780689869372

Details: Product Description
A Civil War reenactment should be fun, right? Not in our town! It feels like war fever's taken over. The tension started to build when we all chose sides. Confederate and Union sympathizers never did mix. And if that wasn't enough to heat things up, someone started to secretly dig large holes in the battlefield. Pretty odd -- and very suspicious. Is someone waging a little war of their own, and trying to cheat? And if so, the bigger question is
why?
About the Author
Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew books.
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Uncivil Acts

By Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
Copyright © 2005
Carolyn KeeneAll right reserved.

ISBN: 9780689869372


1
What's the Buzz?
Nancy, is that you?"
I heard my best friend Bess Marvin's voice behind me, fluttering above the crowd in one of our favorite River Heights hangouts, Susie's Read & Feed.
Across the table Bess's cousin George -- who happens to be my other best friend -- rolled her eyes. "Looks like Bess has gone shopping again."
Bess threaded through the restaurant, holding a big round hatbox above her head. "It finally got here!" Bess exclaimed. "I was so afraid it wouldn't arrive before the big day on Saturday."
"Bess went crazy online, ordering clothes from the eighteen sixties to wear to the Civil War reenactment on Saturday," George explained to me dryly. "The only reason she ever goes online is to shop -- and save money."
Bess plopped down the box, flipped off its lid, and plunged her hands deep into the tissue paper. "This bonnet is just too perfect, don't you think?" She lifted out a pale straw bonnet with a shallow crown, wide brim, and blue satin ribbons that perfectly matched her sparkling blue eyes. Slipping it on over her long blond curls, she tied the ribbons under her chin, fluffing them into a fat bow.
I had to admit, she did look adorable. But then, Bess always does. Of the three of us, she's the natural beauty. It helps, of course, that she actually pays attention to what she wears and how her hair is done. Most of the time George and I just can't be bothered.
"I also got this enormous hoop skirt, with layers and layers of petticoats to go over it," Bess continued. "And a gown of the most beautiful baby blue flowered dimity cotton. Come over to my house and I'll give you a fashion show!"
George's dark eyes flashed. "Gabriel Marvin is rolling over in his grave right now," she muttered.
"Who's Gabriel Marvin?" I asked. Bess yanked off her bonnet and slid into the chair we had waiting for her. "Gabriel Marvin was our great-great-great-great-grandfather," she explained. "My mom went to the city archives last week and got copies of some old records. As it turns out, he was the commanding officer of the River Heights Civil War regiment!"
I raised my eyebrows. "Wow, that's cool."
"What about your ancestors, Nancy?" Bess asked. "Have you investigated them yet?"
"Dad checked our family history and found the names of two guys, Caleb and Carson Drew," I said. "I filed a request with the clerk Tuesday, and I'm picking up the results this afternoon."
"Carson, like your dad?" George asked.
I nodded. "It's an old Drew family name. From what we can tell, they were the right age to fight in 1861, when the war broke out. But I don't know if they even joined the army."
"Of course they did. Everybody joined the army back then," Bess declared. "Just like everyone in town is fighting in the reenactment Saturday."
George tugged on a lock of her short dark hair -- a nervous habit she has. "Fighting? I'll be on the battlefield, and so will Nancy. But last I heard, Bess, you were just joining the women's auxiliary."
Bess stuck out her tongue at her cousin. "The women's auxiliary plays an important role too. We run the field hospital, make cloth bandages, knit socks, and cook for the troops."
George perked up. "Cooking? I didn't know they were going to serve refreshments during the battle."
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EAN: 9780689869372

Package Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches

Languages: English