From: Cathy Sullivan Seblonka <cathys_at_uproc.lib.mi.us>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:53:11 -0500

Code Name Verity is one of my favorite books this year. I agree with Angela's reasoning about why it works well as a teen novel plus it is usually teenagers, 18 and 19-year-olds, who are sent to fight in wars. It's also a young love story, and a compelling adventure with moral questions and history young people would find interesting. When I was 18 I think I would have felt my generation was up to a few of the challenges faced by the characters in the book. From a distance of 40 more years, they all seem so terribly young and extraordinarily, impossibly brave.

Cathy

As I read Code Name Verity, I tried to figure out why this was a YA novel rather than an adult novel. My conclusion: the book was about the friendship between the 2 girls. And when they started their friendship, they were just girls, girls who grew up very quickly in a war situation. So, while they were adult (granted, very young adults) narrators, their story was based in a very teenage-feeling time frame. I am looking forward to hearing what others thought about this book in particular!

Angela J. Reynolds, Head of Youth Services Annapolis Valley Regional Library

Cathy Sullivan Seblonka Youth Services Librarian Peter White Public Library 217 N. Front St. Marquette, MI 49855 906-226-4323 cathys_at_pwpl.info
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