Synopsis:
Oct. 11th, 1943— A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun.
When "Verity'" is arrested by the Gestapo - a secret agent captured in enemy territory - she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, including how she became friends with the pilot Maddie.
When "Verity'" is arrested by the Gestapo - a secret agent captured in enemy territory - she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, including how she became friends with the pilot Maddie.
On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?
Review: This was a truly interesting read, after a slow start, and one that you did NOT want to put down after it got rolling! Just wen you thought you knew what was coming, the author takes you down a twisted path, and you aren't sure you know what you thought you knew! The characters, good and bad, are so well drawn, that you feel that you are there with Verity as she is writing, or with Maddie as she is flying. The fact that women like them made a HUGE effort in the war, that mostly went unrecognized, still astounds me! The strength and resolve of both women are true role models, and I urge all teen girls to read this book with their mothers, and discuss the merits of both characters!
There is so much I want to tell you about the book, but I don't want to spoil it for you. This is one book you MUST read this Summer! You think you know what the end will be, how the stories will intertwine and resolve, but the author has more twists up her sleeve. You will finish the book in a rush and then sit there awed at the end. This is truly one of the books of the year- so head out and grab your copy today!
About the Author: Elizabeth Wein is an American author, who has lived in Scotland for over ten years and wrote nearly all her novels there. Her first five books feature a version of the King Arthur stories. The Lion Hunterwas short-listed for the Andre Norton Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in 2008. Wein's short stories have been published in several collections, as well. Elizabeth and her English husband, Tim share an interest in English bell Ringing (how they met) and flying. They have two children.
Check out Elizabeth's 1940's knitting obession while writing the book too (under Vintage Verity)!
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge, from Hyperion Publishing, via NetGalley, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or other, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it
Review: This was a truly interesting read, after a slow start, and one that you did NOT want to put down after it got rolling! Just wen you thought you knew what was coming, the author takes you down a twisted path, and you aren't sure you know what you thought you knew! The characters, good and bad, are so well drawn, that you feel that you are there with Verity as she is writing, or with Maddie as she is flying. The fact that women like them made a HUGE effort in the war, that mostly went unrecognized, still astounds me! The strength and resolve of both women are true role models, and I urge all teen girls to read this book with their mothers, and discuss the merits of both characters!
There is so much I want to tell you about the book, but I don't want to spoil it for you. This is one book you MUST read this Summer! You think you know what the end will be, how the stories will intertwine and resolve, but the author has more twists up her sleeve. You will finish the book in a rush and then sit there awed at the end. This is truly one of the books of the year- so head out and grab your copy today!
About the Author: Elizabeth Wein is an American author, who has lived in Scotland for over ten years and wrote nearly all her novels there. Her first five books feature a version of the King Arthur stories. The Lion Hunterwas short-listed for the Andre Norton Award for Best Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction in 2008. Wein's short stories have been published in several collections, as well. Elizabeth and her English husband, Tim share an interest in English bell Ringing (how they met) and flying. They have two children.
Check out Elizabeth's 1940's knitting obession while writing the book too (under Vintage Verity)!
Disclosure / Disclaimer: I received this ebook, free of charge, from Hyperion Publishing, via NetGalley, for review purposes on this blog. No other compensation, monetary or other, has been received or implied for this post. Nor was I told how to post about it
I love reading books about friendship. Sometimes I feel like with the craziness of life, a true friend is what keeps you grounded. Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein is one of those books that will have you looking back on the relationships you have with your friends, and has you wondering if you would be able to do what Maddie felt she had to do.
ReplyDeleteSet in the era of WWII, where Hitler's reign instilled fear in the heart and mind, we follow the lives of two girls, Maddie and Julie. Two girls, who in a world where there was no war, would not have met or have become friends. Thrust together in a time of great despair, Maddie and Julie build a friendship that even miles won't separate them.