Taffy of Torpedo Junction (Chapel Hill)

by Bland Simpson (Foreword), NellWiseWetcher (Author)

New
Paperback
1996
$28.76

Back in print 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.

Synopsis

Back in print 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.

$28.76

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 151
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 31 Aug 1996
ISBN 10: 0807846198
ISBN 13: 9780807846193

Media Reviews

[N]ot only an exciting story for youngsters but an interesting one for adults also.

Island Breeze

The best piece of children's literature ever produced in this state.

Dennis Rogers, Raleigh News and Observer

N ot only an exciting story for youngsters but an interesting one for adults also.

Island Breeze

The best piece of children's literature ever produced in this state.

Dennis Rogers, Raleigh News and Observer

Brings . . . dramatic events to life.
- Carolina Country
Brings . . . dramatic events to life.
-- Carolina Country

Author Bio

The late Nell Wise Wechter, an Outer Banks native, was a widely admired author, storyteller, historian, and journalist. As a schoolteacher near Cape Hatteras during World War II, she could look out her classroom window to see ships being sunk by the Germans. Her story of Taffy was inspired by these real events and the courage of the people who lived through them. Her other books include Swamp Girl, Betsy Dowdy's Ride, and Teach's Light.