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Code girls : the true story of the American women who secretly broke codes in World War II

Mundy, Liza 1960- (author.).

Summary: "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.

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  • ISBN: 9780316353731
  • ISBN: 0316353736
  • Physical Description: print
    xi, 320 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
  • Edition: Young readers 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 MG 7.7 10 10 197966

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Subject:
World War (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature
Cryptographers -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Cryptography -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
Cryptographers
Cryptography
Military participation -- Female
United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female -- Juvenile literature
Cryptographers -- Juvenile literature
Cryptography -- Juvenile literature
Genre:
History.
Juvenile works.

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at Westchester Library System. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Greenburgh Public Library.

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