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- Hall, Virginia,--Juvenile literature
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| Title Statement | The mysterious Virginia Hall: World War II's most dangerous spy / Claudia Friddell. |
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| Author | Friddell, Claudia |
| Publication | New York: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers,[2025]©2025 |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Extent of Item | 159 pages |
| ISBN | 9781662680595 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07904945 |
| General Notes | Map on endpapers. |
| Contents | 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 --Afterword : Virginia Hall Goillot --Author's note : Aunt Dindy --Virginia Hall's awards and honors. |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary | "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"-- |
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| By Topic | Spies--Juvenile literature--Biography--United States |
| Women spies--Biography--Juvenile literature--United States | |
| Espionage, American--Juvenile literature--History--20th century--Europe | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature--Secret service--Great Britain | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature--Secret service--United States | |
| World War, 1939-1945--Juvenile literature--Underground movements--France | |
| By Name | Hall, Virginia,1906-1982 |
| By Genre | Biographies |
