{"product_id":"the-spy-paperback-4","title":"The Spy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Kamata\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl Dubois is a Southern belle. She was born in New Orleans to a prominent and wealthy family. During the Second World War, she wants to help the Allies. She lands a job in Paris working for the Office of Strategic Services. The OSS is the first spy agency in the United States. Its goal is to gather intelligence about the Germans and to win the war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePearl convinces her boss to send her on a secret mission. She will bring photos of German spies to General George Patton, who is stationed near the Belgian border. On the way to the general's camp, Pearl and three companions are ambushed by Nazi soldiers. She becomes a prisoner and must survive by her wits until she can plot her escape. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the real-life experiences of Gertrude Sanford Legendre, the first woman to be captured as a spy during WWII, Pearl's adventures are both riveting and inspiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzanne Kamata is the author \u003ci\u003eA Girls' Guide to the Islands, \u003c\/i\u003e also published Gemma Open Door for Literacy, as well as of the award-winning young adult novel \u003ci\u003eGadget Girl: The Art of Being Invisible\u003c\/i\u003e and it's sequel \u003ci\u003eIndigo Girl.\u003c\/i\u003e Originally from Michigan, she now lives in Tokushima, Japan, with her family, and teaches EFL at Tokushima University. Suzanne holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7 x 4.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692934172735,"sku":"9781936846887","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ae703fb368e817af7c8a02173313547d.webp?v=1764997146","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-spy-paperback-4","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}