Code Name Verity by Elizabeth WeinMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The subject matter and some of the content of this book make it a book for 8th graders and above, but it is definitely a must read for that demographic. The story is of friends, Julie and Maddie, who meet during WWII as they volunteer to serve their countries. Julie has been trained as a spy for the French resistance, and Maddie is a pilot who works to carry military passengers between British Airfields. The story begins with Julie. She has been captured by the Gestapo, and we find out she has been tortured. She has agreed to give the Nazi's the information they want, so that she can have her clothes. As she writes the information, she tells the story of her friendship with Maddie, tying in the information she assumes the enemy wants to know. The second half of the book is Maddie's side of the story, including how she finds out that Julie is being captured and tortured. It is a wonderful story of a deep friendship, but would be an excellent companion book for units on WWII.
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