Code Name Kingfisher: Chapters 10–17

by Liz Kessler
In this novel, a young Jewish girl struggling with her friendships finds her grandmother's diaries and learns about her grandmother and great-aunt's time in the Dutch resistance movement during WWII.

Here are links to our lists for the book: Prologue-Chapter 9, Chapters 10-17, Chapters 18-26, Chapters 27-35, Chapter 36-Epilogue
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  1. falter
    speak haltingly
    ‘I – I found a photo,’ I falter.
  2. resign
    accept as inevitable
    I guess I need to resign myself to failing my history project and making a fool of myself in front of the class.
  3. lopsided
    turned or twisted toward one side
    ‘Well, hello there,’ he said, that lopsided grin of his making my insides flip over.
  4. essence
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
    But the essence of it was this: we got talking about things.
  5. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
    I listened, enthralled, as the speakers took their chairs and spoke to us about their ideals and beliefs.
  6. fanciful
    indulging in or influenced by the imagination
    And at this point, Mama, I know you’ll say I’m being fanciful, but I am positive he looked right at me, and his eyes hooked me as firmly as his words.
  7. confidential
    given in secret
    Mama, this is totally confidential.
  8. ace
    succeed at easily
    I’m about to tell her about the maths test I aced just before half term and the book we’ve just started in English, when she carries on.
  9. intent
    giving or marked by complete attention to
    She was more intent on writing in that journal of hers than talking to me, her own sister.
  10. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
    I thought Hannie would be the one person in this world who would understand my dilemma, who might even share my fear.
  11. fret
    worry unnecessarily or excessively
    She’s fretting over things that she believes to be important, like whether or not she should go to the park with her friends.
  12. counterpart
    a person or thing having the same function as another
    This is what Hitler’s men and their Dutch counterparts have turned them into.
  13. entitled
    qualified for by right according to law
    I had to be just like Etty, smiling without a care in the world, walking through the gates as if I was entitled to enjoy the delights of the park beyond them.
  14. reel
    be dizzy, disoriented, or bewildered
    While I was still reeling, Etty had already walked ahead of me.
  15. conspiratorial
    relating to or characteristic of a secret plot or agreement
    And then Etty winked at me, lowered her voice to a conspiratorial level and said, ‘I think he liked her.’
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