Code Name Kingfisher: Chapter 36–Epilogue

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. scour
    examine minutely
    A list of names appears alongside the address, with dates next to them. I scour them quickly.
  2. wreak
    cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
    Everything I do is to wreak vengeance on the people who took you from us.
  3. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
    Everything I do is to wreak vengeance on the people who took you from us.
  4. grubby
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt
    They have grubby faces and wide, red-rimmed eyes.
  5. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
    The six of us listen in silence as she explains the audacious plan.
  6. ailment
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
    We are good German children who have been stricken with a mysterious ailment.
  7. nestle
    move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position
    Bo nestled further and further into my arms, pressing against me.
  8. vigorously
    in an energetic manner
    We all nod vigorously.
  9. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
    Hannie hands him her papers and after a cursory inspection he returns them to her with a polite bow.
  10. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
    Soon the city is behind us and we’re out on flat terrain.
  11. resolve
    the trait of being firm in purpose or belief
    Then, in a voice filled with strength and resolve, Hannie says, ‘I see you, too.’
  12. evacuate
    move out of an unsafe location into safety
    They were evacuating all the children like me now.
  13. inhumane
    reflecting a lack of pity or compassion
    Terrible things have been done in this war. Unthinkable, awful, inhumane things. But none of them by you.
  14. scrabble
    grope, scratch, or feel searchingly
    We scrabble around in the nearby trees till we’ve found some sticks.
  15. fleeting
    lasting for a markedly brief time
    I watch as the fleeting flash of bright blue skims the surface of the river and is gone.
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