num_pages: 310
description: "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, 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."
language: English
title: Girl In Blue
titlecomplete: Girl In Blue
characters: Sarah Emma Edmonds, Allan Pinkerton
genres: Historical, Childrens, Civil War, Young Adult, War, Middle Grade, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 3697
places: Michigan, Washington, D.C.
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Young Hoosier Book Award
category: Middle Grades, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: South Carolina Junior Book Award
category: Middle Grades
publisher: Scholastic Inc.