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Code Name Verity


No. of pages 464

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Great for age 12-18 years
'I have two weeks. You'll shoot me at the end no matter what I do.' Shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, Code Name Verity is a bestselling tale of friendship and courage set against the backdrop of World War Two. Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. When 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 `Verity's' 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 . . . Elizabeth Wein is a leading voice in young adult historical fiction. Her novel Rose Under Fire was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Costa Award 2014. Fans of The Book Thief and Carmen Reid's Cross My Heart will love this. Look out for Elizabeth's other books Black Dove, White Swan and Rose Under Fire. Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two children and now lives in Perth, Scotland. Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for her bestselling, award-winning novel Code Name Verity. `A remarkable book' Daily Mail

 

This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. It was recognised by the Scottish Children's Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.

There are 464 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Egmont UK Ltd .

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:

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

Tayshas Reading
This book was recognised by the Tayshas Reading.

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

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

Nutmeg Book Award
This book was recognised in the High School category by the Nutmeg Book Award.

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

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

Cybils Award
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
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.

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

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

Audiofile Earphones Award
This book was recognised by the Audiofile Earphones Award.

Scottish Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Scottish Children's Book Award.

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