Taffy of Torpedo Junction Contributor(s): Wechter, Nell Wise (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807846198 ISBN-13: 9780807846193 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1996 Annotation: Here is a thrilling adventure story about life on North Carolina's Outer Banks during World War II. Thirteen-year-old Taffy Wills is an independent and high-spirited girl who lives with her grandfather on Hatteras Island. With her Banks pony, Sailor, and her boxer puppy, Brandy, she roams the island and finds a mystery to solve. What's going on at the old house in Buxton Woods? Why are the people who live in it so unfriendly and secretive? And what is that eerie light just offshore? What Taffy discovers is a ring of Nazi spies, and it is up to her to help the Coast Guard capture them. Partly based on a true story, the book is a tribute to the courage of the people who lived near "Torpedo Junction", a real place just off Cape Hatteras where German U-boats sank more than sixty American ships in just six months in 1942. Click for more in this series: Chapel Hill Books |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 96008050 |
Age Level: 8-12 |
Grade Level: 3-7 |
Lexile Measure: 740(Not Available) |
Series: Chapel Hill Books |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 7.4" L (0.35 lbs) 154 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina - Chronological Period - 1940's |
Features: Ikids, Illustrated |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 15101 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Back in print A longtime favorite of several generations of Tar Heels, Taffy of Torpedo Junction is the thrilling adventure story of thirteen-year-old Taffy Willis, who, with the help of her pony and dog, exposes a ring of Nazi spies operating from a secluded house on Hatteras Island, North Carolina, during World War II. For readers of all ages, the book brings to life the dramatic wartime events on the Outer Banks, where German U-boats turned an area around Cape Hatteras into 'Torpedo Junction' by sinking more than sixty American vessels in just a six-month period in 1942. Taffy has been enjoyed by young and old alike since it was first published in 1957. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wechter, Nell Wise: - The late Nell Wise Wechter, an Outer Banks native, was a widely admired author, storyteller, historian, and journalist. As a schoolteacher near Cape Hatteras during World War II, she could look out her classroom window to see ships being sunk by the Germans. Her story of Taffy was inspired by these real events and the courage of the people who lived through them. Her other books include Swamp Girl, Betsy Dowdy's Ride, and Teach's Light. |
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