Summary:
When Verity is arrested as a spy in occupied France , she
knows that the only way she will escape being tortured by the Gestapo is to
collaborate. She knows that regardless at the end of her usefulness to the
Germans she will be executed, so she might as well live out her last few days in
comfort. The story she tells them is not just about her mission, but about two
friends, Maddie and Julie. Two girls from different walks of life who might
never have met but for the war. Whose fate is intertwined beyond what they even
know themselves. For captured Verity and her pilot friend Maddie, trapped
behind enemy lines, the mission of their lives may have only just begun.
Review:
Code Name Verity is one of the best books I've read in awhile. The book is full of intrigue, leaving the reader unsure til the end of the real motives of half the characters in the book. The more Julie reveals about herself in her writings for the Gestapo the more you wonder how she could become a collaborator. The book has tons of twists and excitement, making it great for anyone who likes spy novels or thrillers. I won't give much away, but it's definitely worth the read. (Full disclosure the book didn't completely grab me until about 100 pages in, and then I couldn't put it down). I would be cautious recommending it to younger teens just because of the torture scenes (they aren't terribly graphic, but because these things actually happened to people it might be a little hard for less mature teens to read). Personally, the book made me wonder if I would ever have the courage to do what girls like this did during WWII.
Code Name Verity is one of the best books I've read in awhile. The book is full of intrigue, leaving the reader unsure til the end of the real motives of half the characters in the book. The more Julie reveals about herself in her writings for the Gestapo the more you wonder how she could become a collaborator. The book has tons of twists and excitement, making it great for anyone who likes spy novels or thrillers. I won't give much away, but it's definitely worth the read. (Full disclosure the book didn't completely grab me until about 100 pages in, and then I couldn't put it down). I would be cautious recommending it to younger teens just because of the torture scenes (they aren't terribly graphic, but because these things actually happened to people it might be a little hard for less mature teens to read). Personally, the book made me wonder if I would ever have the courage to do what girls like this did during WWII.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Age Level: 8th Grade
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