Rose Under Fire
Author(s): Elizabeth Wein
The thrilling story of one young ATA pilot's unforgettable journey through World War Two. This is Rose Under Fire. Rose Justice is a young American ATA pilot, delivering planes and taxiing pilots for the RAF in the UK during the summer of 1944. A budding poet who feels most alive while flying, she discovers that not all battles are fought in the air. An unforgettable journey from innocence to experience from the author of the best-selling, multi-award-nominated Code Name Verity. From the exhilaration of being the youngest pilot in the British air transport auxiliary, to the aftermath of surviving the notorious Ravensbruck women's concentration camp, Rose's story is one of courage in the face of adversity. Elizabeth Wein is fast growing into one of the most important names in historical books for young adults. In this, her second book for Egmont Press, she explores a World War 2 story of great significance and harrowing consequences. Something made more haunting by the backdrop of the real-life events of Nazi Germany. Praise for Code Name Verity: "It does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can't recommend it enough" Maggie Stiefvater, bestselling author of Shiver "I was bereft when I finished it" Jill Mansell "It's about friendship and bravery, loyalty and love, and will most definitely leave you sobbing" The Bookseller "This is a remarkable book" Daily Mail
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Shortlisted for LA Carnegie Medal 2014 and Costa Children's Book Award 2013.
This YA novel will appeal even to those who aren’t usually fans of historical fiction. It’s about a group of women who piloted WWII planes, and has such real-seeming characters who are so emotionally true, and a massive moral dilemma which will keep you on edge the whole way through.
Greer, The Book Grocer
Praise for Code Name Verity 'Code Name Verity does more than stick with me. It haunts me. I just can't recommend it enough.' - Author Maggie Stiefvater 'I liked Code Name Verity enormously... you are sucked into the viewpoint and don't realise for a long time that everything is double edged and has a second meaning.' - Author Helen Dunmore 'A remarkable book, which had me horrified and totally gripped at the same time.' - Daily Mail
Elizabeth Wein was born in New York, and grew up in England, Jamaica and Pennsylvania. She is married with two children and now lives in Perth, Scotland. Elizabeth is a member of the Ninety-Nines, the International Organization of Women Pilots. She was awarded the Scottish Aero Club's Watson Cup for best student pilot in 2003 and it was her love of flying that partly inspired the idea for Code Name Verity. In 2012, Code Name Verity was a Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book, and a New York Times best-seller. In 2013 it was awarded a Printz Honor.
General Fields
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- : Egmont Books, Limited
- : Egmont Books, Limited
- : 0.329
- : 01 February 2015
- : 197mm X 128mm X 28mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elizabeth Wein
- : Elizabeth Wein
- : 480
- : 480
- : 823.92
- : 823.92
- : English
- : English
- : Paperback
- : Paperback