The mysterious Virginia Hall : World War II's most dangerous spy
(2025)

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:
TEEN NEW 940.548673/FRIDDELL,C

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Teen New & Popular TEEN NEW 940.548673/FRIDDELL,C Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for young readers, [2025]
©2025
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION

159 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9781662680595, 1662680597 :, 1662680597, 9781662680595
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Maps on endpapers

Dindy -- Virginia -- Virginia and Cuthbert -- Germaine -- Germaine a.k.a. Brigitte -- Marie -- Marie a.k.a. Philomene -- Diane a.k.a. Marcelle Montagne -- La Madone -- Diane's irregulars -- Diana -- Virginia -- Dindy -- Virginia Hall Goillot

"Virginia Hall was an athletic, outdoorsy girl who dreamed of joining the foreign service and becoming an ambassador. Despite numerous setbacks, including losing her leg to gangrene after an accident, Virginia never wavered in her determination to serve her country. After the outbreak of World War II, a chance meeting on a train changed her life. Virginia joined the Allied Intelligence services as one of its first women agents, where she organized French resistance fighters, performed daring rescues, and provided the Allies with intelligence that was key for ousting the Nazis"--

Ages 12 and up

Grades 7-9

Additional Titles