Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause
A Mystery
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Publisher Description
Life in small-town America during World War II springs vividly to life as schoolteacher Miss Dimple and her fellow townspeople battle valiantly against worry, rationing, and crime at home as well as abroad in Miss Dimple Rallies to the Cause, Mignon F. Ballard's charming second novel in the Miss Dimple Series
It's September 1943, and the town of Elderberry, Georgia, including their beloved first-grade teacher, Miss Dimple Kilpatrick, has exciting plans for the Bond Rally to support the troops fighting the war abroad. Miss Dimple's friend, Virginia Balliew, has agreed to chair the big event, with the help of Buddy Oglesby. But when children discover a skeleton at the edge of a field, and Buddy disappears along with the war bond money, it's clear that something is amiss in the little town; and Miss Dimple, along with her fellow teachers, is soon on the case.
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Set in 1943, Ballard's winning second home-front mystery featuring first-grade teacher Miss Dimple Kilpatrick (after 2010's Miss Dimple Disappears) finds the residents of Elderberry, Ga., excited about a forthcoming war bond rally, which includes a stage production of a "womanless" wedding (all the actors are male). The big event's chief organizer is Miss Dimple's friend, librarian Virginia Balliew, who's assisted by bus driver Buddy Oglesby. The small town's festive mood turns somber after children playing in a creek during an outing to a local cotton farm discover skeletal remains in the mud. Also distressing is the theft of the more than $2,000 raised in the war bond rally. Could Buddy, who was in charge of the money, be responsible? And who would want to harm mild-mannered Jesse Dean Greeson, shot in the shoulder backstage after the wedding performance? Once again, Miss Dimple turns sleuth in a period cozy full of Southern charm.
