At Last She Stood

How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

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<p><b>A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book • NCTE Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Honor Book • An ALA Notable Book • A CCBC Choice • Rise: A Feminist Book Project List • Chicago Public Library Best Book • <i>School Library Journal </i>Best Book • CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book</b></p><p><b>"A courageous, uplifting biography of a woman almost lost to history.” —<i>ALA Booklist</i></b></p><p><b>World War II spy, Filipino guerrilla fighter, war hero, Medal of Freedom recipient, leprosy survivor, teacher, peacemaker . . . The legendary and inspiring life and work of Josefina “Joey” Guerrero is introduced to readers by two-time Newbery Medal winner, National Book Award finalist, and bestselling author Erin Entrada Kelly. For fans of Steve Sheinkin and Candace Fleming.</b></p><p>Joey Guerrero, a native of the Philippines, was diagnosed with leprosy (Hansen’s disease) as World War II unfolded in Europe and Asia. Soon after the Japanese occupied the Philippines, Joey—believing she would die soon—joined the guerrilla movement to complete covert missions in support of the Allies. Because of her condition, she was rarely searched by Japanese soldiers, which allowed her to courier secret messages, including an invaluable minefield map that she taped to her back.</p><p>She was eventually awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom and admitted to the National Leprosarium in Carville, Louisiana, where she lived for nine years. When she was cured and released, she found it difficult to find work because of racial discrimination and her health history and was forced to pawn her Presidential Medal to make ends meet. Eventually, she shed her previous identity. <br>When she died in 1996, her obituary identified her as a secretary from Manila. But Joey Guerrero was much more than that—she was a hero who changed the course of history. Erin Entrada Kelly’s engaging nonfiction debut combines themes of the Philippines, World War II, the Asia-Pacific War, spy sto

Artikeldetails

EAN

9780063218901

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Buch

Maße

232 x 158 x 21 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2025

Verlag / Hersteller

Harper Collins Publ. USA