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1. Code name Verity

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Author:
Wein, Elizabeth
Series:
Code name Verity volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.

2. A woman of no importance: the untold story of the American spy who helped win World War II

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Author:
Purnell, Sonia
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Formats:
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Description:
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, BookBrowse, the Spectator, and the Times of London
Winner of the Plutarch Award for Best Biography

“Excellent…This book is as riveting as any...