02551cam a2200361 4500 759810370 TxAuBib 20210818120000.0 201105s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020050083 9781534431874 hbk. $19.99 153443187X hbk. $19.99 (OCoLC)1204264584 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCO OCLCF BDX GO3 TxGR TxAuBib Demetrios, Heather, author. Code name Badass [Book] : the true story of Virginia Hall / by Heather Demetrios. True story of Virginia Hall. First edition. New York : Atheneum, [2021] xv, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. "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. Ages 14 and Up. Atheneum. 20210818. Goillot, Virginia 1906-1982. Women spies United States Biography. Spies United States Biography. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service United States. World War, 1939-1945 Underground movements France. World War, 1939-1945 Secret service Great Britain. Espionage, American Europe History 20th century. RV8