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Code Name Verity


School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 8, Year 9

No. of pages 464

Published: 2013

Great for age 12-17 years

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This enhanced edition features exclusive material and bonus content. In addition to the novel, this ebook includes: - Something Worth Doing: the short story that inspired Code Name Verity, never before published in the UK - A filmed interview with Elizabeth - Exclusive footage of Elizabeth Wein at The Shuttleworth Collection, home to some of the oldest operational aircraft in the world - The Verity Collection: a fascinating documentary of Elizabeths personal collection of WW2 memorabilia Two young women become unlikely best friends during World War II, until one is captured by the Gestapo. Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat. But then a vital mission goes wrong, and one of the friends has to bail out of a faulty plane over France. She is captured by the Gestapo and becomes a prisoner of war. The story begins in Veritys own words, as she writes her account for her captors.Truth or lies? Honour or betrayal? Everything they've ever believed in is put to the test A gripping thriller, Code Name Verity blends a work of fiction into 20th century history with spine-tingling results. A book for young adults like no other. This is a remarkable book Daily Mail

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published in 2013 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Before becoming a writer, Elizabeth Wein studied at Yale University and completed a PhD in Folklore at the University of Philadelphia. Her first book was published in 1993 and she has since written several novels for young adults including the award-winning Code Name Verity. Much of Elizabeth's writing is inspired by her love of flying and she is a member of the International Organisation of Women Pilots.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Golden Kite - Fiction
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Golden Kite.

Nutmeg Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Michael L Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature.

Agatha Award
The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, are literary awards for mystery and crime writers who write in the cozy mystery subgenre (i.e. closed setting, no sex or violence, amateur detective) and are awarded annually at the Malice Domestic Conference.

Edgar Allan Poe Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the Edgar Allan Poe Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 14+
This book was recognised in the Ages 14+ category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.

LA Times Book Award - YA
This book was recognised in the YA category by the La Times Book Award.

Cybils Award - Fiction - YA
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

Horn Book Award - Fiction & Poetry
This book was recognised in the Fiction & Poetry category by the Horn Book Award. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book. Presented annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine for excellence in childrens and young adult literature. This honour is granted in the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Non-fiction, and Picture Book.

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

Grand Canyon Reader Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Grand Canyon Reader Award.

Scottish Children's Book Award
Scotland’s largest book prize for children’s authors and illustrators, the Scottish Children’s Book Awards are run by Scottish Book Trust and supported by Creative Scotland through Regular Funding. They celebrate the most popular children’s and young adult books by Scottish authors or illustrators and are voted for exclusively by children. There are three age categories - Bookbug Readers (3-7), Younger Readers (8-11) and Older Readers (12-16). Children across Scotland are encouraged to read the three shortlisted books in their age category and to vote for their favourite. 

`It's a compelling, uncompromising read which makes few concessions to the age group it's written for - either in subject matter or narrative technique. The bits about flight and women in the war are well researched and the terrifying, but exciting, atmosphere is good.' * The Independant *

 

`This is a remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time, and although it is billed as a Young Adult title, don't be put off - it is a very grown-up story.' * The Daily Mail *

 

`. . . a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship. . .' * New York Times *

 

`[It] does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can't recommend it enough.' -- Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver

 

`This is a rich and rewarding adventure story with multi-layered heroines and complicated emotions. All 450 pages really do fly by. Expect to see Wein's name in the running for the Older Readers Category of the Scottish Children's Book Awards next year.' * The Scotsman *

 

`If you want an original read that will challenge your perceptions about truth, lies, bravery and deception, this is one for you.' * Sugarscape *

 

`. . . passionate writing with an utterly compelling story.' -- Manda Scot, Chair of the Historical Writers' Association

 

`. . . full of convincing detail, heart-stopping emotion and tension.' * The Bookseller *

 

`It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character . . . Code Name Verity is one of those rare things: an exciting - and affecting - female adventure story.' * The Guardian *

 

`[a] tale of espionage, torture and female derring-do.' * The Times *