Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
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, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As 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, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?
A Michael L. Printz Award Honor book that was called a fiendishly-plotted mind game of a novel in The New York Times, Code Name Verity is a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other.
Elizabeth Wein was born in New York City, raised in the United Kingdom, and now lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is a frequent small plane flyer. She also has a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in Folklore. Her website is www.elizabethwein.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781423152194 |
| ISBN 10 | 1423152190 |
| Title | Code Name Verity |
| Author | Elizabeth Wein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
| Year published | 2012-05-15 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Young Adult) 2013, Commended for Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Fiction) 2012, Commended for Michael L. Printz Award (Young Adult) 2013, Commended for L.A. Times Book Prize (Young Adult Literature) 2012, Commended for Tayshas Reading 2013, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2013, Commended for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Teen) 2015, Commended for Golden Kite (Fiction) 2013, Commended for Cybils (Young Adult Fiction) 2012, Short-listed for Agatha Awards (Children/Young Adult) 2012 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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