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University of North Carolina Press, 1996-26-08

Taffy of Torpedo Junction

Taffy of Torpedo Junction

Chapel Hill Books

Nell Wise Wechter, Author

Paperback

9780807846193

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In 1942, thirteen-year-old Taffy, living with her grandfather on Hatteras Island, inadvertently helps capture Nazi spies responsible for passing information to offshore German submarines engaged in torpedoing American ships.
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Set on North Carolina’s coast during World War II, this story combines local color, bravery, and growing up with purpose. It reminds us that courage often comes wrapped in ordinary days.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • Bravery • Courage • Determination • Duty • Historical • History • Identity • Juvenile Fiction • Loyalty • Military & Wars • Mysteries & Detective Stories • Patriotism • Perspective

Readability • 5.3

Age Range • 8-0

Pages • 154

Subjects • World War • 1939-1945 • Fiction • Spies • Islands • Juvenile fiction • North Carolina • Outer Banks (N.C.) • Outer Banks • Hatteras Island (N.C.)

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars • Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure

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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.
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