Code Name Verity / Elizabeth Wein / 332 pages

This YA novel has lots of crossover appeal for adult readers.  It is a novel that you will never forget. The characters will be burned into your memory.  It is so poignant that you will ache for Julia and Maddie who are brought together by circumstances of WWII.  Not only are the characters so memorable, the setting and time period are exquisitely drawn.  Elizabeth Wein does not spare the reader the horror or stories of the secret heroes of war.  You will cheer, boo, laugh, and cry throughout this must read novel.