Rose Under Fire
While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that's in store for her?
Elizabeth Wein, author of the critically-acclaimed Code Name Verity, delivers another stunning WWII thriller. The unforgettable story of Rose Justice is forged from heart-wrenching courage, resolve, and the slim, bright chance of survival. Rose Under Fire introduces a whole new cast of characters and, while it is not strictly a sequel to Code Name Verity, it follows chronologically and is set in the same world.
Schneider Family Book Award for Teen Readers (2014); Bank Street College of Education Josette Frank Award (2014); Golden Kite Award for Fiction (Honor Book) (2014); YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2014)
About the Code Name Verity Cycle Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Pearl Thief(2017)
- 2.The Enigma Game(2020)
- 3.Code Name Verity(2012)
- 4.Rose Under Fire(2013)
Reading age: 14+ years
When "Verity" is arrested by the Gestapo, she's sure she doesn't stand a chance. As a secret agent captured in enemy territory, she's living a spy's worst nightmare. Her Nazi interrogators give her a simple choice: reveal her mission or face a grisly execution. They'll get the truth out of her. But it won't be what they expect.
As she intricately weaves her confession, Verity uncovers her past, how she became friends with the pilot Maddie, and why she left Maddie in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. On each new scrap of paper, Verity battles for her life, confronting her views on courage, failure and her desperate hope to make it home. But will trading her secrets be enough to save her from a merciless and ruthless enemy?
Harrowing and beautifully written, Code Name Verity and its companion novel, Rose Under Fire, are filled with danger, resolve, and survival, revealing just how far true friends will go to save each other. The bondage of war will never be as strong as the bonds forged by the unforgettable friendship in these extraordinary tales of fortitude in the face of the ultimate evil.
Note: Books 1 and 2 were written after books 3 and 4, however they are listed here in event chronological order. They feature different characters and can be read out-of-sequence.