Search Results: Returned 12 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 12
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-- True story of Virginia Hall[2021]., Juvenile, Atheneum Books for Young Readers Call No: B HAL Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "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"--
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2006., Adolescent, Scholastic Call No: 940.53 OPP Edition: First edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: In the early 1940s, Clara Breed was the children's librarian at the San Diego Public Library. But she was also friend to dozens of Japanese American children and teens when war broke out in December of 1941. The story of what happened to these American citizens is told through letters that her young friends wrote to Miss Breed during their internment. This librarian and humanitarian served as a lifeline to these imprisoned young people, and was brave enough to speak out against a shameful chapter in American history.
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c1994, Juvenile, M. Cavendish Call No: 940.53 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: PerspectivesSummary Note: An examination of the effects on United States immigrants, the problems of segregation in the military, atrocities against Jews and other minorities, and the discrimination against Japanese-Americans.
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By Price, Seanc2009., Pre-adolescent, Raintree Call No: 940.53 082 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Series Title: Raintree fusionSummary Note: Presents an illustrated history of the women who played crucial roles at home and overseas during WWII, including those in the Women's Army Corps "Rosie the Riveters," nurses, and USO volunteers, with information about peoples' attitudes toward the new roles they played and a glossary.
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-- Women in World War IIBy Price, Seanc2009., Juvenile, Raintree/Fusion Call No: 940.53 PRI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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c1995., Juvenile, Crown Publishers Call No: 331.4 0973 09044 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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1995, Juvenile, Crown Call No: 331.4 0973 09044 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An overview of American women's lives and works during the World War II.
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1995, Juvenile, Crown Call No: 331.4 0973 09044 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: An overview of American women's lives and works during the World War II.
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-- Voices from World War II[2018], Pre-adolescent, Candlewick Press Call No: HI-INT 920 VOI Edition: First U.S. edition 2018. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In an intergenerational volume, witnesses to World War II share their memories with young interviewers so that their experiences will never be forgotten.
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2013., Adolescent, Chicago Review Press Call No: 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Women of actionSummary Note: Twenty-six stories of women heroes from World War II.
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-- World War 2c2003, Juvenile, Benchmark Books Call No: 940.53 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American voices from--Summary Note: Presents the history of the United States participation in World War II, including the role of women and African Americans and the internment of Japanese Americans.