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Taffy of Torpedo Junction

by Nell Wise Wechter · 1957

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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.

Genre
spy thrillerspy thrillerMore like thisLess of this
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Audience
childrens
Length
short · 134 pages

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