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Girl in Blue
by Rinaldi, Ann
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition
- ISBN 10
- 0439073367
- ISBN 13
- 9780439073363
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Scholastic Press, 2001. Uncorrected Proof. Advance Reading Copy (ARC). 5.5" wide by 8.25" tall. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. No creases. Not price clipped (15.95 projected). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Historical fiction for ages 8-13 (grades 4 and up). From the cover: "Sarah Louisa Wheelock has vowed that she will never allow a man to control her life. When Sarah's father promises her hand in marriage to their despicable neighbor... She cleverly disguises herself as a man and joins the Flint Union Greys, a regiment that becomes part of the 2nd Michigan Infantry during the Civil War." The plot involves General McClellan, and Allan Pinkerton who offers Sarah a position in his detective agency with the assignment of investigating the suspected Confederate spy, Rose Greenhow. First Printing of the First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine condition. Illus. by Tauss, Marc (cover art) . 310pp.
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- Seller
- About Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 010779
- Title
- Girl in Blue
- Author
- Rinaldi, Ann
- Illustrator
- Tauss, Marc (cover art)
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0439073367
- ISBN 13
- 9780439073363
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books / Young Adult Literature;
- Size
- 310pp
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About the Seller
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Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
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- Tight
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