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Sarah

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Is this available from audio books?

Katherine Hardee Yes...and it is fabulous on audio. Highly recommend.

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Becki

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Why was Marceline killed?

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Does GOODREADS provide a list of book club discussion questions for the book, Code Name Helene?

Sara I know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this book appropriate for a 13 year old?
2) Do you enjoy books about true fe…moreI know this is a bit late, however hopefully this helps someone else.

1) Is this book appropriate for a 13 year old?
2) Do you enjoy books about true female heroes?
3) Did Nancy and her friends execute Marceline?
4) Could Nancy not stand on her own without the references to her beauty, her sexual prowess, and her ability to attract any man?
5) Were you bothered by the repeated emphasis on how attractive she was?
6) Why fictionalize aspects of her story with details that only detract from what a powerful feminist story this could’ve been?
7) How does anyone ever have that much determination, spirit, character?
8) Why create a cartoon-like villain that is a scorned ex-girlfriend of Nancy’s husband?
9) You’re really trying to tell me this woman (Marceline) worked with the Nazis to capture and murder her ex-lover just because he chose to marry someone else?
10) If Henri could have saved himself without betraying others wouldn't that have been better?
11) A frequent war story is of a woman lying to the enemy and faking affection - why would that be beneath a man?
12) What qualities enable a person to lead during times of duress?
13) How did the resistance groups acquire all the petrol they used?
14) Why weren't we taught about her?
15) In the face of unthinkable evil can there ever again be a generation of this caliber that gives so much for their fellow man?
16) Did this story have flaws?
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