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Five fantastic female villains 13/05/24
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Code Name Verity
(2 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5)
Publisher: Electric Monkey
'It's like being in love, discovering your best friend' remarks a character in this tale of friendship, war and espionage. Two British girls from totally different backgrounds, form an unlikely and life-changing friendship when they are stationed together during World War II. Down-to-earth, Maddie is a skilled pilot, while bold best friend Julie is from an aristocratic Scottish family - together, as Julie writes, they are 'a sensational team.'
However, when Julie is captured by the Gestapo after a mission goes wrong in France, the girls' friendship is tested beyond anything they had every imagined.
This book makes compelling reading; scenes of Gestapo torture are interspersed with stories from the girls' experiences before the war, culminating in a tense and shocking ending. In turns touching and heartbreaking, this book will stay with readers long after they have closed the book.
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Historical fiction
Older children and teenagers will enjoy these compelling stories set in times past - from exciting adventures to thought-provoking tales of troubled times.
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What you thought...
Average rating:
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Leah, 16 August 2014
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This book is very moving and reading it is a must. The takes are told in such a way that you never want it to end.
Libby, 23 February 2014
This book if fantastic, and although I read it 2 years ago, I still think about it often. In the end, the book is devastating, but I enjoyed it the whole way through.