Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index. |
Summary |
"Biography of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, an American woman who pioneered codebreaking in WWI and WWII but was only recently recognized for her extraordinary contributions to the field"-- Provided by publisher. |
Audience |
Ages 12+ Random House Children's Books. |
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Grades 7-9 Random House Children's Books. |
Contents |
The doll shop spy -- Starting out -- What do you know? -- Code or cipher? -- Riverbank -- From bacon to binary -- A dear good friend -- The skeletons of words -- Will we win? -- The key to the cipher -- Underlings -- Hiding in plain sight -- Don't be afraid to take a step -- Escape -- Rail fence love letter -- At home -- On the doorstep -- The rum war -- The making of her -- Barbara's cipher -- Firepower -- Cracking a conexco code -- Fame -- The trip of a lifetime -- Turbulence -- The black chamber -- Ad absurdum! -- Café cryptanalytique -- The woman all spies fear -- The war within -- Heebeegeebees -- Elizebeth's war -- Code names and cribs -- Sargo -- Cracking Enigma -- Solving in depth -- A spy at sea -- Overkill -- Procedure 40 -- Secrets -- The raid -- Fallout -- The last word -- The library. |
Subject |
Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980 -- Juvenile literature.
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Cryptographers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Friedman, William F. (William Frederick), 1891-1969 -- Juvenile literature.
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Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature.
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Married people -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980.
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Cryptographers.
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Friedman, William F. (William Frederick), 1891-1969.
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Cryptography -- History -- 20th century.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Female.
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Married people.
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Women -- Biography.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology.
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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars.
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Friedman, Elizebeth, 1892-1980. (OCoLC)fst00221210
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Friedman, William F. (William Frederick), 1891-1969. (OCoLC)fst00221209
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Cryptographers. (OCoLC)fst00884550
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Cryptography. (OCoLC)fst00884552
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Married people. (OCoLC)fst01010656
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Military participation -- Female.
(OCoLC)fst01353719
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographies.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Greenfield, Amy Butler, The woman all spies fear New York : Random House Studio, [2021] 9780593127216 (DLC) 2021009062 |
ISBN |
9780593127193 (hardcover) |
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0593127196 (hardcover) |
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9780593127209 (library binding) |
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059312720X (library binding) |
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9780593127216 (ebook) |