White Mouse
Title | White Mouse PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Wake |
Publisher | Macmillan Publishers Aus. |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2011-12-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1743346379 |
Nancy Wake, nicknamed 'the white mouse' for her ability to evade capture, tells her own story. As the Gestapo's most wanted person, and one of the most highly decorated servicewomen of the war, it's a story worth telling. After living and working in Paris in the 1930's, Nancy married a wealthy Frenchman and settled in Marseilles. Her idyllic new life was ended by World War II and the invasion of France. Her life shattered, Nancy joined the French resistance and, later, began work with an escape-route network for allied soldiers. Eventually Nancy had to escape from France herself to avoid capture by the Gestapo. In London she trained with the Special Operations Executive as a secret agent and saboteur before parachuting back into France. Nancy became a leading figure in the Maquis of the Auvergne district, in charge of finance and obtaining arms, and helped to forge the Maquis into a superb fighting force. During her lifetime, Nancy Wake was hailed as a legend. Her autobiography recounts her extraordinary wartime experiences in her own words.
The White Mouse
Title | The White Mouse PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Gouldthorpe |
Publisher | Omnibus Books |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2015-08-01 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | 9781742990910 |
The Gestapo called her The White Mouse and they wanted her, dead or alive. Nancy Wake was an Australian who joined the French Resistance during World War II and became the most wanted woman in France. Parachuting behind enemy lines, blowing up bridges and smuggling refugees across borders, Nancy fought fiercely against the enemy and became the most decorated Australian woman in any war.
Code Name Hélène
Title | Code Name Hélène PDF eBook |
Author | Ariel Lawhon |
Publisher | Anchor |
Pages | 522 |
Release | 2020-03-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0385544693 |
Based on the thrilling real-life story of a socialite spy and astonishing woman who killed a Nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in WWII—from the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia. "Will fascinate readers of World War II history and thrill fans of fierce, brash, independent women." —Lisa Wingate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours Told in interweaving timelines organized around the four code names Nancy used during the war, Code Name Hélène is a spellbinding and moving story of enduring love, remarkable sacrifice and unfaltering resolve that chronicles the true exploits of a woman who deserves to be a household name. It is 1936 and Nancy Wake is an intrepid Australian expat living in Paris who has bluffed her way into a reporting job for Hearst newspaper when she meets the wealthy French industrialist Henri Fiocca. No sooner does Henri sweep Nancy off her feet and convince her to become Mrs. Fiocca than the Germans invade France and she takes yet another name: a code name. As Lucienne Carlier, Nancy smuggles people and documents across the border. Her success and her remarkable ability to evade capture earns her the nickname The White Mouse from the Gestapo. With a five million franc bounty on her head, Nancy is forced to escape France and leave Henri behind. When she enters training with the Special Operations Executives in Britain, her new comrades are instructed to call her Helene. And finally, with mission in hand, Nancy is airdropped back into France as the deadly Madam Andree, where she claims her place as one of the most powerful leaders in the French Resistance, armed with a ferocious wit, her signature red lipstick, and the ability to summon weapons straight from the Allied Forces. But no one can protect Nancy if the enemy finds out these four women are one and the same, and the closer to liberation France gets, the more exposed she—and the people she loves—become.
A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider--The Story of E. B. White
Title | A Boy, a Mouse, and a Spider--The Story of E. B. White PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Herkert |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 2017-10-24 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1250194393 |
A lyrical biography of E. B. White, beloved author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, written by Barbara Herkert and illustrated by Caldecott honoree Lauren Castillo. When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, an anxious Elwyn longed for the farm, where animal friends awaited him at the end of each day. Propelled by his fascination with the outside world, he began to jot down his reflections in a journal. Writing filled him with joy, and words became his world. Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web are beloved classics of children’s literature, and E. B. White is recognized as one of the finest American writers of all time. A Christy Ottaviano Book
Woodrow, the White House Mouse
Title | Woodrow, the White House Mouse PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Barnes |
Publisher | Regnery Publishing |
Pages | 37 |
Release | 2012-09-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 159698788X |
Uses mice to introduce the reader to the White House and the various roles of the President.
Little White Mouse
Title | Little White Mouse PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Sizer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-07 |
Genre | Comics & Graphic Novels |
ISBN | 9780976856559 |
Ten years ago, comic readers met Loo, a 16-year-old girl stranded on an automated satellite in deep space. Her story of coming-of-age in a harsh and unyielding environment became a fan-favorite book around the world. Now, the entire critically-acclaimed Little White Mouse series is collected into this 448 page Omnibus Edition, including a new Four-Page Framing Story By Series Creator Paul Sizer, And Artistic Contributions From Geofrey Darrow, Chris Sprouse, Dave Johnson, Mike Oeming, Jeff Moy, Matt Feazell, Ladronn and many others! A must have for any Little White Mouse fan, new or old.
Stuart Little
Title | Stuart Little PDF eBook |
Author | E. B. White |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2015-03-17 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0062408216 |
The classic story by E. B. White, author of the Newbery Honor Book Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan, about one small mouse on a very big adventure. Now available as an ebook! Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color device and in rich black-and-white on all other devices. Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans, he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George, and Snowbell the cat. Though he's shy and thoughtful, he's also a true lover of adventure. Stuart's greatest adventure comes when his best friend, a beautiful little bird named Margalo, disappears from her nest. Determined to track her down, Stuart ventures away from home for the very first time in his life. He finds adventure aplenty. But will he find his friend? Stuart Little joins E. B. White favorites Charlotte's Web and The Trumpet of the Swan as classic illustrated novels that continue to speak to today's readers. Whether you curl up with your young reader to share these books or hand them off for independent reading, you are helping to create what are likely to be all-time favorite reading memories.