Code Name Verity

The beloved #1 New York Times bestseller, a "fiendishly plotted" (New York Times) "heart-in-your mouth adventure" (Washington Post) that "will take wing and soar into your heart" (Laurie Halse Anderson).

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 danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other.

Author: Elizabeth Wein
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/15/2012
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 8.52h x 5.84w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781423152194
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 15
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151635 / Code Name Verity


Award: Agatha Awards - Nominee
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Honor Book
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Michael L. Printz Award - Honor Book
Award: L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended
Award: Colorado Blue Spruce Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Golden Kite - Honor Book
Award: Green Mountain Book Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Louisiana Teen Readers' Choice - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2012 pg. 67 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 04/16/2012 pg. 66
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2012 pg. 101
Booklist 05/01/2012 pg. 50
New York Times Book Review 05/13/2012 pg. 27
New York Times Book Review 05/20/2012 pg. 30
Shelf Awareness 05/22/2012
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 06/01/2012 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 90
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 117 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2012 pg. 41
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/02/2012 pg. 33
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2012 pg. 84
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 33
Shelf Awareness 12/28/2012
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2013 pg. 12
BookPage 05/01/2012
Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 37

About the Author
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.