McKenzie by Shari Barr

Author:Shari Barr [Barr, Shari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781643521312
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2019-11-19T16:00:00+00:00

The Statue

“Do you think we can find Shara’s uncle?” Sydney asked after McKenzie explained the situation.

“I don’t know, but we need to try,” McKenzie said. “Shara really misses him. But she doesn’t have as much free time to look for him as we do.”

“Let’s go for it,” Sydney said enthusiastically.

McKenzie heard voices in the background on Sydney’s phone. Then her friend continued, “Oh, I have to go now. Miss Val says pioneers don’t talk on cell phones. And don’t forget to tell the other Camp Club Girls.”

“Okay,” McKenzie said with a giggle and hung up. She tapped out a quick text message about their latest mystery. Then she sent it to Alexis Howell, Bailey Chang, Elizabeth Anderson, and Kate Oliver, the other Camp Club Girls.

A minute later McKenzie stepped inside the dressing room. She quickly changed into her frilly light green plantation dress and white stockings. Her black button-up shoes had felt weird when she first began wearing them, but she was getting used to them now.

“Hey, McKenzie,” a voice called behind her. “Are you ready to do your hair and makeup?”

McKenzie turned and saw Amanda, the college-aged stylist, approaching her. “I’ll be right there,” she said, adjusting the neckline of her dress.

Soon, Amanda had swept McKenzie’s hair up and back into a ponytail. After Amanda used the curling iron, McKenzie’s hair hung in auburn ringlets.

“Perfect,” Amanda announced as she doused McKenzie in a cloud of hairspray.

With long-handled brushes, Amanda expertly applied eye shadow, blush, and lipstick to McKenzie’s face. Mom would never let me wear this much makeup back home, McKenzie thought, grinning at her reflection in the mirror.

Minutes later, McKenzie arrived at the doors leading into the show arena. She heard the thundering hooves of the horses in the ring and the loud music playing. The announcer’s voice boomed over the loudspeaker. The audience yelled, stomped their feet, and applauded.

A young man, one of the horse trainers, arrived with a dark brown quarter horse named Azur. He held it for her while she stuck her boot in the stirrup and swung herself onto the saddle.

Her hands felt clammy as she clutched the reins. I wonder where Miss Val and Sydney are sitting. I hope I don’t mess up, she thought nervously. She glanced at the other three girls on their horses. Their matching green dresses hung softly over the sides of the horses. Each girl had a partner on his own horse that rode beside her in the performance.

McKenzie glanced at her partner, a high school–aged boy named Nick. He stared straight ahead, an anxious look on his face. Any second now the doors would burst open, their cue to spur their horses into action.

Whoosh! The doors flew open. McKenzie dug her heels into Azur’s side. Neck and neck, she and Nick darted into the arena following the other costumed riders.

Fiddle and banjo music blared over the loudspeakers. Two couples danced in a gazebo in the center of the arena. The gentlemen wore trousers and topcoats while twirling their partners in colorful bouncy hoopskirts.

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