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"I loved the mystery. I didn't want to stop reading it when I got to the end of the book." Sarah Wilcox
Ring Out Wild Bells was nominated for the Agatha Award for Best Young Adult Mystery of 2001.
Ring Out Wild Bells is the third book in the Matty Trescott series. As the Civil War comes to an end Matty and Neely are just finishing up their studies at the Hartford Female Seminary. Neely is inspired to pursue her studies at Mount Holyoke as a budding scientist, while Matty's war experiences have led her to an interest in studying medicine. In college, the young women make new friends, encounter old ones, and learn something about women's rights and the law.
An Excerpt from Ring Out Wild Bells:
I looked around for a police officer but could not see one. Tom and Paul were still far away. I knew I had to act, and couldn't wait another second. Jumping down from the capstan, I pushed my way along the row of cabs and the scurried along towards the first cab, hoping to get there ahead of him. He looked over at me and began to run. He reached the cab ahead of me, and jumping in, shouted orders to the driver. Luckily the driver was slow to respond and by the time he got the horses moving, I was in front of him.
"Whoa," I shouted. "That man is a murderer!"
The cab driver was surprised but didn't pull back on the horses, and I had to jump to one side to avoid being run over. I grabbed the reins and held on for dear life.
From the Author:
The title of this book comes from a poem we like and since the first and last chapter begin with the sound of church bells ringing we thought is was an appropriate title. This book presented us with a challenge: with the Civil War over we wondered how to bring that same sense of excitement and drama to the story. The idea of a murder mystery intrigued us. In a world without fingerprints or modern forensics, our young protagonists take on and solve a most baffling case.