Code girls : the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II / Liza Mundy.
"A nonfiction chronicle of the courageous efforts of remarkable young women recruited by the US government to crack German and Japanese military codes during World War II."--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316353731
- ISBN: 0316353736
- Physical Description: xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition: Young readers edition ; First edition
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: the secret letters -- The most difficult problem -- "I have something to show you" -- Magic -- "It was heart-rending" -- Midway -- The most important secret -- WAVES -- Uncle Sam wants you! -- "Q for communications" -- MacArthur's secret weapon -- "That's it! that's it!" -- A major break -- Twenty-eight acres of girls -- The largest clandestine message center in the world -- "I'm saving it!" -- So many girls -- Operation vengeance -- Sugar Camp -- Breaking shark -- The tables turn -- Pencil-pushing mamas sink Japanese ships -- One sad shoe -- Department K -- "Enemy landing at the mouth of the Seine" -- D-day -- Teedy -- The surrender message -- Peace -- Epilogue: the mitten.
- Target Audience Note:
- Ages 8-12.1050L Lexile
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.7 10 197966.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | JUV 940.5486 MUN (Text) | 37810435741771 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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