{"product_id":"agent-most-wanted-isbn-9780593350546","title":"Agent Most Wanted","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young readers adaptation of Sonia Purnell's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling book \u003ci\u003eA Woman of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe story of Virginia Hall; the unassuming American spy who helped the allies win World War II.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia Hall was deemed \"the most dangerous of all allied spies\" by the Gestapo. Armed with her wits and her prosthetic leg, she was deployed behind enemy lines to inspire resistance in France, providing crucial support to fighting the Nazi occupation. In this largely untold story, Sonia Purnell uncovers the truth behind a Baltimore socialite who was essential to allied victory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted for the elementary to middle school audience, \u003ci\u003eAgent Most Wanted\u003c\/i\u003e is equal parts an inspiring tale of feminism in a time when women weren't taken seriously, an epic spy story, and, of course, a retelling of winning one of the largest global conflicts in modern history.★“[A] gripping nonfiction work that reads like a spy thriller...The account of her many exploits is wonderfully written and made even more phenomenal by her determination. Readers will walk away inspired. A first purchase where WWII history and riveting tales of adventure are popular.” – \u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"This riveting biography provides the framework of Hall's life, concentrating on the war years and her phenomenal ability to fade into the background while gathering intelligence, communicating with the British, and undermining German control within occupied France. Young readers intrigued by espionage during World War II will find this a well-researched, smoothly written, and completely riveting account of Hall's experiences.\"--\u003cb\u003eBooklist \u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★\"Well-chosen, key moments convey Hall’s reliance on both luck and her own instincts, her quick thinking, her immense skill at assessing perilous situations, and her frank courage. . . A captivating account of a remarkable woman.\"--\u003cb\u003eKirkus \u003c\/b\u003e(starred review)\u003cb\u003eSonia Purnell\u003c\/b\u003e is a biographer and journalist who has worked at \u003ci\u003eThe Economist, The Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book \u003ci\u003eClementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill\u003c\/i\u003e (published as \u003ci\u003eFirst Lady\u003c\/i\u003e in the UK) was chosen as a book of the year by \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a finalist for the Plutarch Award. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eJust Boris\u003c\/i\u003e, was longlisted for the Orwell prize.May 1940. France was falling to Germany. Ten million women, children, and old men--the largest exodus of refugees in history--were fleeing the armies of Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. Roads were littered with burned-out cars, possessions, and bodies. But the horde kept coming: a never-ending line too hungry, tired, and fearful to stop.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA French army ambulance wove through the crowd, its driver a thirty-four-year-old American volunteer. Private Virginia Hall often ran low on fuel and medicine, but she just kept going. Even when enemy German aircraft screamed overhead, dive-bombing the convoys all around her, torching the cars and cratering the roads. Even when the planes machine-gunned the ditches where women and children were taking shelter. Even when her left hip complained with her constantly pressing on the clutch with her prosthetic foot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the midst of destruction, she had never felt so thrillingly alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVirginia's services as an ambulance driver was an apprenticeship for her future mission against the occupying German forces. In an age when women barely figured in warfare, she went on to create a daredevil role for herself involving espionage, sabotage, and resistance behind enemy lines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs an undercover agent, Virginia operated in the shadows, and that was where she was happy. Her closest allies knew neither her real name nor her nationality. She seemed to have no home or family or regiment, just a burning desire to defeat the Nazis. Constantly changing her appearance and mannerisms, surfacing without notice then disappearing again, she remained a mystery throughout the war and in some ways after it too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the battle for France's liberation from Hitler's tyranny began, in 1944, the underground Resistance fighters she had equipped, trained, and sometimes commanded exceeded all expectations and helped bring about complete and final victory for the Allies: Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. But even that was not enough for Virginia Hall.","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299732410597,"sku":"NP9780593350546","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593350546.jpg?v=1767721140","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/agent-most-wanted-isbn-9780593350546","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}