"[T]he author manages the neat trick of both conveying an enormous amount of historical information while also providing a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat plot peopled with vivid, imperfect and believable characters." --
RT Book ReviewsPRAISE FOR CODE NAME VERITY *"This novel positively soars."--
The Horn Book (starred review)PRAISE FOR CODE NAME VERITY *"[An] innovative spy tale built to be savored."--
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)PRAISE FOR CODE NAME VERITY *"A riveting and often brutal tale of WWII action and espionage with a powerful friendship at its core. [an] expertly crafted adventure."--
Publishers Weekly, starred reviewPRAISE FOR CODE NAME VERITY *"A carefully researched, precisely written tour de force; unforgettable and wrenching."--
Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"[A]n impressive story of wartime female solidarity."--
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"The horror of the camp, with its medical experimentation on Polish women
-called Rabbits
-is ably captured. Yet, along with the misery, Wein also reveals the humanity that can surface, even in the worst of circumstances." --
Booklist"Wein's second World War II adventure novel - the first, "Code Name Verity," was highly praised last year - captures poignantly the fragility of hope and the balm forgiveness offers."--
The New York Times" Rose Under Fire' is bound to soar into the promised land of young adult books read by actual adults-and deservedly so, because Wein's unself-consciously important story is timeless, ageless and triumphant."--
The Los Angeles Times * "At once heartbreaking and hopeful,
Rose Under Fire will stay with readers long after they have finished the last page."--
VOYA, starred review