Yankee Belles in Dixie (17 page)

He went a little farther upstream and scrambled up the bank, then reached down and pulled her up. They were muddy from head to foot, and he suddenly gave her a big hug. “Happy birthday, Leah.”

“Always best friends?” she asked. Water ran down her hair, dripped off her face. Mud covered the front of her dress.

Jeff looked at her and grinned. “Yes,” he said, “best muddy friends in the whole world!”

The Bonnets and Bugles Series includes:

• 978-0-8024-0911-9 Drummer Boy at Bull Run—#1
  

• 978-0-8024-0912-6 Yankee Belles in Dixie—#2
  

• 978-0-8024-0913-3 The Secret of Richmond Manor—#3
  

• 978-0-8024-0914-0 The Soldier Boy's Discovery—#4
  

• 978-0-8024-0915-7 Blockade Runner—#5
  

• 978-0-8024-0916-4 The Gallant Boys of Gettysburg—#6
  

• 978-0-8024-0917-1 The Battle of Lookout Mountain—#7
  

• 978-0-8024-0918-8 Encounter at Cold Harbor—#8
  

• 978-0-8024-0919-5 Fire over Atlanta—#9
  

• 978-0-8024-0920-1 Bring the Boys Home—#10