Wein, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity. New York: Hyperion, 2012. Print. Genre: YA historical fiction Summary: World War II historical fiction of the most gripping kind! Either the protagonist, Julie (AKA “Verity”) spills her guts about her spying exploits or her Gestapo torturers will…well, spill her guts for her! Critique: This book is an epistolary thriller (thought… Continue reading Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Doerr, Anthony. All the Light We Cannot See. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2014. Print. Genre: (adult) WWII fiction Summary: A pear-shaped diamond known as the Sea of Flames has the power to bless its keeper with eternal life, while also cursing the keeper’s loved ones with misery and death. The diamond wraps together the… Continue reading All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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