![]() ![]() 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. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy?Ī Michael L. 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. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution.Īs 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. This is a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship, with only the faintest whiff of cute-boy romance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she’s living a spy’s worst nightmare. When “Verity” is arrested by the Gestapo, she’s sure she doesn’t stand a chance. The other has lost the game before it’s barely begun. One of the girls has a chance at survival. Code Name Verity is one of the award-winning WW2 books for high school students, including Michael L. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. 11th, 1943-A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Please see Disclosures for more information. ![]() That means if you click and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission. ![]()
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