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Friddell, Claudia

The Mysterious Virginia Hall: World War II's Most Dangerous Spy

160 pp. | Calkins/Astra | June, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781662680595 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9781662680601 $11.99
(4) YA Friddell tells the story of Virginia Hall, a Baltimore native who faced incredible danger as a British spy for the French resistance in World War II. Although the free-verse narrative style can be distracting, it paints a compelling portrait of a woman who refused to let her gender, nationality, or disability (an amputated leg) stop her from fighting for freedom in Europe. Black-and-white photos, from the war and from Virginia’s life, are interspersed.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Kerns

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