| Description |
xi, 164 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
Looks at the history's most daring women, including profiles of such figures as Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman, CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson, and Chinese Revolution-era spy Eva Wu. |
| Contents |
The Anglo-Dutch wars. Aphra Behn: ahead of her time (1640-1689) ; Spycraft: The Cardano Grille -- The American Revolution. Ann Story: standing her ground (1741-1817) ; Spotlight: Nanye'hi's warning ; Lydia Darragh: the fighting Quaker (1729-1789) ; Spotlight: Quakers fight for freedom ; Anna Smith Strong: spy in petticoats (1740-1812) ; Spycraft: a dead drop ; Emily Geiger: caught! (c.1762-1790) ; Laodicea Langston Springfield: Daring Dicey (1766-1837) ; Patience Lovell Wright: artist and spy (1725-1786) -- The wars of independence in Spanish America. Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez: La Heroina (1768-1829) ; Spycraft: a skytale cipher ; Leona Vicario: Madre de la Patria (1789-1842) ; Spycraft: finding family stories ; Policarpa Salaverrieta: La Pola (1795-1817) -- The Civil War. Harriet Tubman: without equal (c. 1822-1913) ; Elizabeth Van Lew: "Crazy Bet" (1818-1900) ; Spycraft: Elizabeth Van Lew's cipher ; Mary Bowser: from slave to spy (c. 1839-?) ; SPotlight: Mary Surratt's boardinghouse ; Belle Boyd: "La Belle Rebelle" (1843-1900) ; Pauline Cushman: her best role (1833-1893) ; Sarah Emma Edmonds: a.k.a. Frank Thompson (1841-1898) ; Spycraft: change your appearance -- World War I. Louise de Bettignies: spymaster (1880-1918) ; Spycraft: invisible ink ; Spotlight: Mabel Elliott's discovery Marthe Richer: double agent (1889-1982) ; Spotlight: Mata Hari's missteps ; Spycraft: spot the spy ; Marguerite Harrison: nerves of steel (1879-1967) ; Spotlight: code breakers -- World War II. Virginia Hall: Wanted! The limping lady (1906-1982) ; Spotlight: Julia Child's shark repellent ; Gertrude S. Legendre: making her mark (1902-2000) ; Spotlight: Hedy Lamarr's invention ; Spotlight: Alice's ace ; Maria Gulovich Liu: shadow warrior (1921-2009) ; Josephine Baker: forever grateful (1906-1975) ; Spy close-up: Josephine's rainbow tribe ; Noor Inayat Khan: Light of Womanhood (1914-1944) ; Spy close-up: Noor's Jataka tales ; Spycraft: create a cover ; Betty Pack: code name "Cynthia" (1910-1963) -- The Chinese Revolution. Eva Wu: daring dancer (c. 1934-?) ; Spycraft: how observant are you? -- The cold war. Jonna Hiestand Mendez: disguise master (1945- ) ; Spotlight: Stella Rimington's persistence -- A changing world. Spotlight: Valerie Plame Wilson, betrayed ; Spycraft: orienteering ; Lindsay Moran: one her own (1969- ) ; Spycraft: get ready for your spy career! |
| Audience |
Middle School. |
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990 Lexile. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader 7.4. |
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Reading Counts! 8.3. |
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A/R 7.4 middle grades 6 points. |
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Accelerated Reader AR 7.4 6.0 157170. |
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Reading Counts RC 8.3 11.0 58607. |
| Subject |
Women spies -- Juvenile literature.
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Espionage -- Juvenile literature.
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Espionage. (OCoLC)fst00915379
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Women spies. (OCoLC)fst01178571
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Espionage.
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Women spies.
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Espionage.
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Women spies.
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| Genre/Form |
Literature. (OCoLC)fst01921716
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Biographies.
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Literature.
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| ISBN |
9781582703831 (hardcover) |
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1582703833 (hardcover) |
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9781582703824 (pbk.) |
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1582703825 (pbk.) |
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