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    The QPID Archives: Book Two: Boys?!
    The QPID Archives: Book Two: Boys?!
    The QPID Archives: Book Two: Boys?!
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    The QPID Archives: Book Two: Boys?!

    By Kristi Bledsoe

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    Julie's second assignment involves...boys?! Not only is she clueless about boys, but now she has a time limit! In attempting to introduce her two clients, she manages to alienate her brother and friends and has to put up with a lot of teasing at school.

    Second in the QPID Archive series, Julie's adventures continue with many new characters. A wonderful story about a seventh grader dealing with a huge (and sometimes dangerous) secret while trying to handle typical middle school ups and downs.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKristi Bledsoe
    Release dateFeb 4, 2012
    ISBN9781465924384
    The QPID Archives: Book Two: Boys?!
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    Kristi Bledsoe

    Kristi Bledsoe was born and raised in Arizona. She briefly attended the University of Arizona but graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Music Education. After way too many people insisted she start writing down all her crazy ideas, she decided to do so and created a small but loyal following within a few months of the first print of The QPID Archive series. Always working on new books, she currently resides in Cave Creek, Arizona with her husband and two children.

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      The QPID Archives - Kristi Bledsoe

      The QPID Archives

      Book two:

      Boys?!

      By

      Kristi Bledsoe

      Garrels Publishing

      To my best friend who has never failed to encourage me in my dream of becoming a

      writer. She’s a hero and a fighter. Her strength inspires me in everything I do.

      The QPID Archives - Book Two: Boys?!

      By Kristi Bledsoe

      Copyright 2008 Kristi Doyle

      All rights reserved

      Smashwords Edition

      Visit the author’s website at either

      http://kristibledsoe.com or

      http://q-p-i-d.com

      This ebook is licensed for you personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Prologue

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      Chapter Thirteen

      Chapter Fourteen

      Chapter Fifteen

      Chapter Sixteen

      Chapter Seventeen

      Chapter Eighteen

      Chapter Nineteen

      Epilogue

      Preview of Book Three andAbout The Author

      Prologue

      Absolutely not! The ordinary executive was standing behind her ordinary desk in an ordinary office building of an ordinary city.

      Her expression was anything but ordinary. She threw the folder to her desk and repeated her statement.

      Absolutely not!

      The man seated across from her did not flinch or waver in his stare.

      Why not? he asked.

      She’s too young, replied the woman.

      The man spread his hands. You approved her youth before.

      But not for this! She slapped her palm on the folder. This assignment is much too difficult for a beginner.

      She can do it. He spoke softly.

      The woman sat down and flipped open the folder. She held her breath as she glanced at a few papers, then exhaled sharply, puffing out her cheeks. She looked up at the man across from her.

      You are so sure then? she asked.

      Yes. I believe she is the best one to do this assignment. She’ll get it done.

      The woman looked him straight in the eye and he could sense her strength. It was obvious why she was in charge. You do realize the absolute importance and necessity of the success of this assignment?

      I do. He wanted to say more but bit his lip instead.

      "Then I am holding you personally responsible if anything, and I mean anything, should go wrong. And you know what will happen if this assignment fails."

      He swallowed. He knew.

      I understand. He rose from his seat. It won’t fail. The woman’s eyes narrowed but he lifted his chin and stood his ground. She won’t fail. He held out his hand for the folder. She straightened the papers within it and passed it to him.

      Thank you, he said and left the office. He was confident because he believed he was right. He believed in his decision.

      But most of all, he believed completely in Julie Hatcher.

      Chapter One

      Julie Hatcher knew she was in trouble. Every muscle was tense and her stomach felt like it was full of dancing butterflies. Her light brown hair was tightly bound under her riding helmet. Trying to concentrate, she resisted the urge to wipe away the sweat she could feel dripping down her freckled cheek. She had one last chance. The team was counting on her.

      Everyone in the riding club except Julie had won at least one ribbon today. Now they were all hoping for a Team Sweep. Blaze stamped a hoof in response to Julie’s tension. She stroked the pony’s neck and murmured reassurances. Relax, she told herself. It’ll be my turn in the ring soon.

      Julie reached up to tug at her jacket’s collar one more time, and then heard her number called. She took a deep breath and touched her heels to Blaze’s sides. They entered the arena and began with a good trot. But Blaze stepped over the first two cross-rails instead of jumping. After that, Julie had trouble holding Blaze to a trot. She finally gave in and let the horse canter, taking the final jumps fairly well.

      That’s that! Julie muttered under her breath. Unless all the other entrants literally fell off their horses, Julie stood no chance. Much as she didn’t want to let her team down, today had not been her day.

      There were two more entries after her round, and then the winners were selected. Sure enough, no ribbon for Julie.

      Julie and Blaze left the ring while the winners did their victory laps. Her best friend Carrie Doyle hurried over.

      You’ll do better next time, Jule, she said. Blaze was just being stubborn. She walked next to the horse, hand on Julie’s stirrup. Actually, today wasn’t bad for your first time in jumping classes. My first time, the pony refused at half the jumps!

      Julie dismounted, hiding a smile at her friend’s attempt to cheer her up. Carrie neglected to mention her first jump competition had been five years ago, when she was seven years old.

      Senior Jump Class, fifteen minutes!

      Oops! Gotta go warm up Charm. See you, Julie! Carrie ran off, tail ends of ribbons, mostly blue, fluttering from her back pockets. Julie eyed the streamers and sighed. Why couldn’t she do as well as Carrie? Before the thought was complete, Julie knew the answer. Carrie lived and breathed horses. She’d ridden since she was five and her main desire was to have a career working with horses. Julie liked them well enough for a hobby, but not for a lifelong commitment. She had a different career in mind. The trouble was that she couldn’t tell anyone about it!

      Julie removed the saddle and bridle from Blaze, trying to divert her thoughts from her secret job. But brushing the horse was easy and her mind wandered back to QPID, as it usually did.

      Only a few months ago, Julie had discovered her mother was working for a secret organization named QPID, a company that set up people to meet for a variety of reasons. When she had confronted her mother, Julie had been offered a chance to become an agent for QPID. First she’d helped her mother with an assignment, and then she was given her own. Her mother was assigned as Julie’s mentor to help

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