{"id":359,"date":"2016-06-28T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=359"},"modified":"2016-06-29T11:07:30","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T15:07:30","slug":"and-the-rockets-red-glare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/2016\/06\/28\/and-the-rockets-red-glare\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Rocket’s Red Glare"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NancySo I\u2019m reading along in The Invisible Intruder<\/em>, about a summer ghost-hunting trip that Nancy Drew and her friends take, and come to this passage:<\/p>\n

Finally all of them went out to the stone parapet in front of the inn.<\/p>\n

Some of the group sat in chairs, others on the ground, while still others, including Nancy, seated themselves on the wall near the edge. There was a lively exchange of banter followed by speculations about the mystery.<\/p>\n

About an hour later they were startled to hear a whistling sound overhead. Looking up, the ghost hunters were amazed to see a bursting display of fireworks.<\/p>\n

Almost immediately this was followed by a barrage of flaming rockets which came directly toward the watchers. Before Nancy could move, one of the rockets hit her arm and she cried out in pain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, that came out of nowhere! Oh, sure, the group has already been attacked by a man blowing air at them with huge bellows, a giant motorized octopus, a fortuneteller in a trance, a hand reaching into their motel room, an apparition formed by potentially harmful gas, a tabby cat, and some garden variety thugs … but I was not expecting explosives.<\/p>\n

But now it\u2019s starting to make sense that nine chapters earlier, Bess was very worried when the girls found a box in the backseat of Nancy\u2019s car.<\/p>\n

The girls stepped out of the car and Nancy picked up the box. \u201cIt\u2019s pretty heavy,\u201d she said. I wonder what\u2019s in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly a frightening idea came to Bess. \u201cNancy, put it down! Don\u2019t open it! There might be a bomb inside!\u201d<\/p>\n

Gingerly Nancy set the mysterious box in the driveway of the motel … Keeping at what she considered a safe distance, Nancy gently pried up the lid. It fell to one side.<\/p>\n

The three girls burst into laughter. The box was full of papers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh, Bess. There had been no sign of explosives up until this point, but, well, she\u2019s a friend of Nancy Drew and apparently had a feeling that something would go boom by book\u2019s end. And what happens a mere six pages after the fireworks? The group is exploring the dungeon of the same inn\/fortress and come across a trap door.<\/p>\n

Suddenly the wood came loose. Then boom!<\/em> There was an explosion from underneath.<\/p>\n

It knocked the ghost hunters off their feet. They lay sprawled on the floor, all of them in a state of shock.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So\u2026Bess doesn\u2019t look so crazy now, does she? Well, maybe crazy like a fox.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re celebrating with fireworks this upcoming holiday weekend, please be safe. And have a wonderful 4th of July!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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