Code Name Verity - Brossura

Wein, Elizabeth

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1423187091 ISBN 13: 9781423187097

Casa editrice: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2013

Riassunto

Nothing is certain in this gripping, #1 New York Times bestselling World War II thriller following two best friends who crash-land behind enemy lines.

October 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 universally acclaimed Michael L. Printz Award Honor book, Code Name Verity is a visceral read of resolve, danger, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other.

"A fiendishly plotted mind game of a novel." ―The New York Times Book Review

"This heart-in-your-mouth adventure has it all: a complex plot, a vivid sense of place and time, and resonant themes of friendship and courage." ―The Washington Post

"[Code Name Verity] will take wing and soar into your heart." ―Laurie Halse Anderson

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Informazioni sull'autore

Elizabeth Wein (www.elizabethwein.com) was born in New York City, grew up abroad, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is an avid flyer of small planes and is the editor of the Scottish Aero Club’s newsletter. She also holds a PhD in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1423187091
• ISBN 13: 9781423187097
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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