Code name Badass, the true story of Virginia Hall, by Heather Demetrios
Type
Label
Code name Badass, the true story of Virginia Hall, by Heather Demetrios
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
individual biography
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
resource.interestAgeLevel
Ages 14 and Up, Atheneum
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Code name Badass
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1204264584
Responsibility statement
by Heather Demetrios
Sub title
the true story of Virginia Hall
Summary
"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
Target audience
adolescent
resource.variantTitle
True story of Virginia Hall