Code Name Badass

Code Name Badass The True Story of Virginia Hall

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"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 Alli

Book information

ISBN: 9781534431874
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub date:
Edition: First edition
DEWEY: 940.548673092
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: cm
Weight: 363g
Height: 203mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 33mm