Code Name Verity

Wein, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 1423152190 / ISBN 13: 9781423152194

Published by Hyperion, New York, 2012

About this Item

First edition, first printing. A very fine and unread copy in a very fine dust jacket in a clear removable protective cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a well padded, sturdy box. A Michael L. Printz Honor Book, a Boston Globe Honor Book, and Edgar Award winner. Set during WWII, it's a terrific read about friendship and honor, and the desperate will to live. SIGNED by the author on the title page and generically inscribed "With warm wishes," and "Fly the plane!". Picked by Time magazine as one of the top 100 Young Adult novels ever published. Scarce, especially signed. Seller Inventory # 012472

Bibliographic Details

Title: Code Name Verity

Publisher: Hyperion, New York

Publication Date: 2012

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Edition - First Printing

About this title

Synopsis:

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).

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 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.

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.