The lady is a spy : Virginia Hall, World War II hero of the French resistance
Record details
- ISBN: 0545936128
- ISBN: 9780545936125
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Physical Description:
xvii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scholastic Focus, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2019.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Virginia Hall's war -- The fighting blade -- Student of Europe -- State Department years -- The gathering storm -- Wartime London: wearing life like a loose garment -- The new recruit -- Virginia's intelligence circle -- Wartime France through a spy's eyes -- Taking care of British agents -- Abbé Alesch: friend or foe? -- The river is rising: Virginia's final days in Lyon -- Virginia's escape -- On the sidelines in Spain -- The OSS : America's wartime spy service -- The great adventure: Virginia's return to France -- Setting up shop -- Virginia transfers to OSS -- Supporting D-Day and operations in the Haute-Loire -- Virginia goes her own way -- Rafael and Hemon fall from the sky -- Hoping for a final mission -- The Austria mission -- A final accounting -- The true story of Abbé Alesch -- Recognition -- Cold warrior at the CIA -- A new beginning -- Retirement. |
Target Audience Note: | 1210L Lexile Ages 12 and up. |
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Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library | YA B HAL (Text) | 37268003036142 | AHMFL YA Biography | Available | - |
Boyertown Community Library | YA 940.5486 MIT (Text) | 33249024112892 | Teen Non-fiction | Available | - |
Dillsburg Area Public Library | Kids Hall Biography (Text) | 34001001367109 | Childrens Area | Available | - |
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library | Teens 940.54 MIT Nonfiction (Text)
Bookplate:
Plated 2020: In Memory and Honor of David F. Humbert, Sr.
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34007002408826 | Teen Area | Available | - |
North Pocono Public Library | YOUNG ADULT 92 HALL (Text) | 50691010885650 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Taylor Community Library | YOUNG ADULT 92 HALL (Text) | 50692010866310 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Easton Main Library | JUV HALL (Text) | 31901004335545 | Juv Biography | Available | - |