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An NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

There was a full moon on the evening of September 22, 1943, when Pearl Witherington, age 29, parachuted into France to aid the French Resistance as a special agent for the British Special Operations Executive (SOE). Out of the 400 agents sent to France during the German occupation, 39 were women. Pearl, whom the SOE called "cool and resourceful and extremely determined" and "the best shot, male or female, we have yet had," became one of the most celebrated female World War II resistance fighters.

In Code Name...

Grumpy New York trolls demand a magician to send them "anywhen." A twenty-pound cat teaches his owner about faith, as they both face the same life-threatening disease. Is there more to a tape measure than inches and feet? Might a tire-changing stranger be an angel in disguise? An odd "ape-man" pounding on a woman's door refuses to believe her when she tells him, "Nobody's Home." From horses to cats, homes to hospitals, hunting deer to hugging dear ones, Quills and Crossroads is sure to cater to every reader's taste.