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Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)

Elizabeth Wein

Start date: September 14, 2016

Finish date: September 22, 2016

Discussion: 2016 Challenge prompts

Why we're reading this: Was looking for a YA that portrayed strong girls
[close] Was looking for a YA that portrayed strong girls

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A book with a protagonist who has your occupation...
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Feb 23, 2014 Nikki rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-set-in-france, books-set-in-england, audiobooks

One of the best books I've read (or listened to) in quite a while. I don't want to post any spoilers so I can't say much about the plot other than that the book relates the experiences of two young women serving in the British war effort in WWII. It is harrowing, heartbreaking, inspiring, educational, and at times funny. Richly deserving of its many awards and award nominations, and definitely worth a visit to the "Young Adult" section of your library or bookstore. The readers in the audio versi ...more

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Jan 15, 2014 Beth Given marked it as shelved · review of another edition

I have heard nothing but good things about this book, but halfway through I was so confused that it had become a chore to read. I kind of feel stupid saying that (I mean, I have a college degree, and this is a YA novel??). Let's blame sleep deprivation. ;-) ...more

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Mar 13, 2019 Joanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, audiobooks, historical-fiction, lexile-800, 2019-read, rws-2019-spring

I first heard of this book when it was one of the choices of the wonderful Audiobook Sync summer program, where they pair different young adult audiobooks together to provide interesting comparisons. I can't even remember what book this one was paired with, presumably something else about WWII.

While this book is marketed as young adult, it didn't feel like a young adult novel. This is a war novel, complete with Nazi interrogations, harrowing plotlines, and strong emotional pulls. I woudn't be qu ...more

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