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Two young women become unlikely best friends during WWII, until one is captured by the Gestapo. Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a special operations executive. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement... read more
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Summary edit
Code Name Verity, which will publish in Spring 2012, is the story of two young women from totally different backgrounds who are thrown together during World War II.
Only in wartime could a stalwart lass from Manchester rub shoulders with a Scottish aristocrat, one an Air Transport... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Maddie Brodatt: AKA Kittyhawk, a young woman from England who learns to fly during WWII
- Queenie: AKA Verity, Julie, Scottie, Eva, Julia Lindsay MacKenzie Wallace Beaufort-Stuart, etc.: A young Scottish woman whose fluent German and French plus excellent acting ability make her a wonderful spy. She and Maddie become best friends.
- Jamie Beaufort-Stuart: Queenie's brother
- Fräulein Engel: Female guard translating Julie's confession
- SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Amadeus von Linden: Gestapo officer overseeing Julie's torture
- Etienne Thibaut: Gestapo officer
- Dympna Wythenshawe: Girl pilot who inspired Maddie
- Paul: Grabby French Resistance member
- Gabrielle-Therese Thibaut: AKA Mitraillette, French Resistance girl
- Amelie Thibaut: AKA La Cadette, Mitraillette's kid sister, also in the Resistance
- Maman Thibaut: Mother of Mitraillette, La Cadette, and Etienne, in the Resistance
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- Papa Thibaut
- Beryl
- Silvey
- Jock
- Marie
- Peter Rabbit
- Miss Penn
- Creighton
- Tessa
- Jerry
- Adolf Hitler
- Mary Stuart
- John Balliol
- Pauline Gower
- Peter Pan
- Ross
- Kim
- Mrs. Darling
- Theo Lyons
- Amélie
- Orwell
- William Wallace
- Mitraillette
- Davenport
- Katharina Habicht
- Hauptsturmführer von Linden
- Mademoiselle Hardy
- Georgia Penn
- Nikolaus Ferber
- Michael
Quotes edit
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“Fraulein Engle, you are not a student of literature. The English Flight Officer has studied the craft of the novel. She is making use of suspense and foreshadowing.”
SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Amadeus von Linden
First Sentence edit
I am a coward.
Table of Contents edit
Part 1 Verity
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Part 2 Kittyhawk
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Author’s Debriefing
A Brief Bibliography
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Code Name Verity. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Elizabeth Wein (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 15, 2012
ISBN: 978-1423152194
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 15, 2012
ISBN: 978-1423152194
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Finalist, 2012: Young Adult Literature, Shortlist)
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