Code Name Verity

Carnegie shortlisted author, Elizabeth Wein learned to fly in Scotland and took her private pilot's license in 2003. Inspired by this new skill, flying became the core theme of her writing over the past decades. She has now written numerous aviation-inspired fiction and non-fiction books for YA readers, including her no.1 New York Times bestseller Code Name Verity.

“Harrowing and wholly believable, Code Name Verity wrecked me. It is a book as unexpected, beautiful, and enduring as the friendship at its heart. The story’s brutality is almost intimate. Its depictions of heroism are so real and vibrant, they live beyond the page. You will want to clutch these characters to you in the hopes of keeping them safe, and your heart will break knowing that you can’t.” Leigh Bardugo, NYT bestselling author of Shadow and Bone“Genuinely stunning. It gets inside you and stays.” Maureen Johnson, NYT bestselling author“It’s a little like being in love, reading a gem of a book like this one. I fell for these idiosyncratic, brave, brave girls. Not many books surprise me, fewer yet make me cry, but this one had me gasping out loud and then doing that embarrassing spontaneous sob-eruption thing.” Gayle Forman, NYT bestselling author, via MTV’s Hollywood Crush“It’s devastating and true and wonderful.” Melissa de la Cruz, NYT bestselling author, via MTV’s Hollywood Crush'‘[It] does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can’t recommend it enough.’', Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver'‘It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character’', Guardian“This astonishing tale of friendship and truth will take wing and soar into your heart’” Laurie Halse Anderson, NYT bestselling author‘A compelling, uncompromising read – exciting’', Independent'‘This is a remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time’', Daily Mail'‘… a rare young adult novel entirely about female power and female friendship’', New York Times"A heartbreaking tale of friendship during WWII…A tour de force, unforgettable and wrenching,” Kirkus Starred Review‘‘A rich and rewarding adventure story', The Scotsman'‘If you want an original read that will challenge your perceptions about truth, lies, bravery and deception, this is one for you’', Sugarscape'‘[a] tale of espionage, torture and female derring-do.’', The Times