| International Standard Book Number |
(ebook) 9781534431898
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781534431874 (hardcover)
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
23 940.54/8673092 B
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| Personal Name |
Demetrios, Heather, author.
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| Title Statement |
Code name Badass : the true story of Virginia Hall / Heather Demetrios.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice |
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021]
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| Physical Description |
368 p. Hardcover 22 cm.
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| Content Type |
rdacontent text txt
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| Media Type |
rdamedia unmediated n
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| Carrier Type |
rdacarrier volume nc
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"To say Virginia "Dindy" Hall was ambitious would be an understatement. She was that girl at your high school who makes everyone else look like a slacker, no matter how hard they're working. But how many of them can say they've been on Nazi Germany's Most Wanted list? At a time when most women were expected to becomes wives and mothers, Virginia craved adventure. And with the world gearing up for a second World War, this fearless woman knew that she had to find a way to get involved. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boy's club that wouldn't allow her in, she went to England to join their Special Operations unit, which was more than happy to hire this talented, brilliant woman. Even after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg, she remained undeterred. Soon Virginia became an essential part of the Allied mission and the French Resistance, earning the dangerous honor of being named "the most dangerous of all Allied spies" by the Gestapo. This is a smart and spirited celebration of Virginia Hall, a woman with audacious courage and kickass spy skills"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Target Audience Note |
Ages 14 and Up Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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| Subject-Personal Name |
Goillot, Virginia, 1906-1982 Juvenile literature.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Spies Biography Juvenile literature. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Juvenile literature. Secret service Great Britain
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Juvenile literature. Secret service United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women spies Biography Juvenile literature. United States
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World War, 1939-1945 Juvenile literature. Underground movements France
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Espionage, American Juvenile literature. History 20th century Europe
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