Code Name Badass: The True Story of Virginia Hall

Heather Demetrios

ISBN 10: 1797133241 ISBN 13: 9781797133249

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Code Name Verity meets Inglourious Basterds in this riotous, spirited biography of the most dangerous of all Allied spies, courageous and kickass Virginia Hall.

When James Bond was still in diapers, Virginia Hall was behind enemy lines, playing a dangerous game of cat and mouse with Hitler’s henchmen. Did this shero have second thoughts after a terrible accident left her needing a wooden leg? Please. Virginia Hall was the baddest broad in any room she walked into. When the State Department proved to be a sexist boys’ club that wouldn’t allow her in, she gave the finger to society’s expectations of women and became a spy for the British. This boss lady helped arm and train the French Resistance and organized sabotage missions. There was just one problem: The Butcher of Lyon, a notorious Gestapo commander, was after her. But, hey -- Virginia’s classmates didn’t call her the Fighting Blade for nothing.

So how does a girl who was a pirate in the school play, spent her childhood summers milking goats, and rocked it on the hockey field end up becoming the Gestapo’s most wanted spy? Audacious, irreverent, and fiercely feminist, Code Name Badass is for anyone who doesn’t take no for an answer.

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About the Author

HEATHER DEMETRIOS lives with her husband in New York City when she's not traipsing around the world or spending time in imaginary places. Originally from Los Angeles, she now calls the East Coast home. She is the recipient of a PEN New England Discovery Award for her debut YA novel about reality TV stardom, Something Real, which earned praise from Publishers Weekly. She has an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio and Blackstone Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1797133241
• ISBN 13: 9781797133249
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 1