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Elizabeth Wein
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there is interest. I am up for it. Watch this space. :D
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Not at the moment, but I do have ideas for continuations of the Code Name Verity / Rose Under Fire world.
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Code Name Verity
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Rose Under Fire
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The Pearl Thief
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Black Dove White Raven
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The Winter Prince (The Lion Hunters, #1)
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Cobalt Squadron
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The Enigma Game
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A Coalition of Lions (The Lion Hunters, #2)
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The Sunbird (The Lion Hunters, #3)
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The Lion Hunter (The Lion Hunters, #4)
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Release Day for The Enigma Game in the UK!
Welcome to #TheEnigmaGame virtual launch party and giveaway!
Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books in the UK on 14 May 2020, The Enigma Game is a World War II thriller set in the world of Code Name Verity. If you’re familiar with that world, you’ll be familiar with Jamie Beaufort-Stuart, now flying Blenheim bombers, and Ellen McEwen, working as a driver for the Ro
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"Is this my favorite book of Elizabeth Wein's since CODE NAME VERITY? Might it even be *more* a favorite of mine than CNV, shocking as that sounds? It's just possible, because it's rich and vibrant and full of tension and intrigue, lavishly researched"
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The short answer is, other books! I make use of Google and Wikipedia to start me out in tracking down written resources for whatever my current subject is. I've found that once I get going, the information tends to snowball. A well-written non-fictio
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Thank you so much. I hate the idea of a language dying, but I find a little consolation in your being able to speak it even a little!
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"I love Elizabeth Wein's pilots. While reading about the earlier life of some characters from Code Name Verity, I felt as if I was in on a secret. It was a delight. "
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"Page 2: DAMN this book is good.
Page 25: GODDAMN this book is good. Page 60: This may be the best WW II novel I've ever read. EVER. SUCK IT, HEMINGWAY. Page 68: Crying. Page 70: Laughing. Page 113: Biting freshly manicured fingernails to smithereens DAMNI" Read more of this review » |
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“I am no longer afraid of getting old. Indeed I can't believe I ever said anything so stupid. So childish. So offensive and arrogant.
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.”
― Code Name Verity
But mainly, so very, very stupid. I desperately want to grow old.”
― Code Name Verity
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I just want you to know that having dragged me into a Star Wars spiral, nanni proceeded to drop a Certain Bombshell on me (she keeps up with DW much better than I do) and the noises I made were unearthly.
Elizabeth, will you be doing a tour for Rose Under Fire like you did for Code Name Verity?
Emily wrote: "Elizabeth, I was VERY excited to see that Code Name Verity has been nominated for Best Young Adult Fiction 2012! I hope it wins! :-)"Thank you, Emily!
Elizabeth, I was VERY excited to see that Code Name Verity has been nominated for Best Young Adult Fiction 2012! I hope it wins! :-)
Code Name Verity spoiler-friendly-zone here. (For sone reason the link doesn't show up in the cross-posted blog entry from livejournal)http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/7...
Thanks for accepting my friend request! I'm truly honored. :)
Propaganda leaflet flypast from E Wein:Code Name Verity is out in North America today, 15 May! join me for an online launch party at
http://eegatland.livejournal.com/9296...
Also please join in the CNV Special Ops for V-Day, Allied Invasion of bookstores & libraries - stop in and ask for CNV. Then tweet, FB, Goodreads, blog about it and pass it on.
Sara wrote: "Hello my mother you write good books!That book is the horse without a head. I lost it sorry. Can you dig it out the attic so i can try reading it again?"
ok sara! I hope you like it!
Hello my mother you write good books!That book is the horse without a head. I lost it sorry. Can you dig it out the attic so i can try reading it again?
woo hoo, one of my favorite books has just been recommended by Philip Pullman as a top ten must read. Actually, he's mentioned several of my favorite books, but this is the most obscure:Le Cheval Sans Tete
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-ent...#
phew... the Doodlebugs book was rather exhausting. Now I have to finish all the others that I put aside to read this...
thanks for those kind thoughts and happy new year to you too!
Hi Elizabethhope you are ok and that you had a great christmas and new year or should I say happy Hog many.
All the best for you in 2010 and you are just successful with your write in 2010.
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