Code Name Verity
 Cover of the 2012 Electric Monkey UK edition. | |
| Author | Elizabeth E. Wein |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction Historical fiction Thriller |
| Publisher | Hyperion Books |
Publication date | May 15, 2012 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 451 |
| ISBN | 978-1423152194 |
| OCLC | 748286341 |
| LC Class | PZ7.W4358 Cp 2012 |
| Preceded by | The Pearl Thief |
| Followed by | Rose Under Fire |
Code Name Verity is a young adult historical fiction novel by Elizabeth Wein that was published in 2012.[1] It focuses on the friendship between two young British women, one English and one Scottish, in World War II – a spy captured by the Nazis in German-occupied France and the pilot who brought her there. It was named a Michael L. Printz Honor Book in 2013, and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
A loose sequel, Rose Under Fire, was published in 2013. A prequel novel, The Pearl Thief, was published in May 2017; it is a mystery involving Code Name Verity's protagonist Julie one year before the war starts.[2]
Plot
Critical reception
Code Name Verity received critical acclaim. The New York Times praised it as "a fiendishly plotted mind game of a novel, the kind you have to read twice",[3] and Kirkus Reviews called it a "carefully researched, precisely written tour de force".[4] Code Name Verity is one of five young adult novels published in 2012 to receive starred reviews in all six trade journals.[5]
The novel won the 2013 Michael L. Printz Honor Book,[6] the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel, and the Golden Kite Honor in 2013. It was also shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[7]
References
- ^ Code name Verity. The Library of Congress. 2012-05-15. ISBN 9781423152194. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Wein pens 'Code Name Verity' prequel | The Bookseller". The Bookseller. September 21, 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ Ingall, Marjorie (2012-05-11). "The Pilot and the Spy". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ "CODE NAME VERITY". Kirkus Reviews. 15 February 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Winn, Whitney. "Starred YA Book Reviews 2012". Youth Services Corner. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ^ "Printz Award 2013". American Library Association. 2014-01-27. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
- ^ "The CILIP Carnegie Medal Shortlist for 2013". CILIP. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2015-02-10.