Oct. 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 its barely begun. When Verity is arrested by the Gestapo, shes sure she doesnt stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, shes living a spys 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 and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? Harrowing and beautifully written, Elizabeth Wein creates a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other. Code Name Verity is an outstanding novel that will stick with you long after the last page.
خواندن متن اصلی انگلیسی
Oct. 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 its barely begun. When Verity is arrested by the Gestapo, shes sure she doesnt stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, shes living a spys 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 and failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from the enemy? Harrowing and beautifully written, Elizabeth Wein creates a visceral read of danger, resolve, and survival that shows just how far true friends will go to save each other. Code Name Verity is an outstanding novel that will stick with you long after the last page.
شناسنامهٔ کتاب
- تعداد صفحات
- ۴۵۲
- زبان
- English
- ناشر
- Egmont Press
- شابک
- 9780000000000
مکان روایت
- England
- Ormaie
- France
England, Ormaie, France
جوایز
- Agatha Award Nominee for Best Childrens/Young Adult Novel (2012)
- Edgar Award for Best Young Adult (2013)
- Michael L. Printz Award Nominee (2016)
- Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2014)
- Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2013)
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2012)
۷ جایزهٔ دیگر
- The Inky Awards Nominee for Silver Inky (2013)
- Lincoln Award Nominee (2015)
- Scottish Childrens Book Award Nominee for Older Readers (2012)
- North East Teenage Book Award Nominee (2012)
- Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2012)
- Carnegie Medal Nominee (2013)
- The Inky Awards Shortlist for Silver Inky (2013
