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The Pearl Thief
Before Verity . . . there was Julie.
When fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, she knows the lazy summer break she'd imagined won't be exactly what she anticipated. And once she returns to her grandfather's estate, a bit banged up but alive, she begins to realize that her injury might not have been an accident. One of her family's employees is missing, and he disappeared on the very same day she landed in the hospital.
Desperate to figure out what happened, she befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveler boy who found her when she was injured, and his standoffish sister, Ellen. As Julie grows closer to this family, she witnesses firsthand some of the prejudices they've grown used to-a stark contrast to her own upbringing-and finds herself exploring thrilling new experiences that have nothing to do with a missing-person investigation.
Her memory of that day returns to her in pieces, and when a body is discovered, her new friends are caught in the crosshairs of long-held biases about Travelers. Julie must get to the bottom of the mystery in order to keep them from being framed for the crime.
This exhilarating coming-of-age story, a prequel to the Printz Honor Book Code Name Verity, returns to a beloved character just before she first takes flight.
Book Details
- Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Publish Date: May 1st, 2018
- Pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.20in - 5.50in - 0.80in - 0.80lb
- EAN: 9781484723708
- Recommended age: 13-17
- Categories: • History - General
About the Author
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What people are saying
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She gave a low and delighted chuckle. Her eyes were black as a moonless December night and reflected the electric lights like stars. Elizabeth Wein, The Pearl Thief
Praise for this book
* "At once heartbreaking and hopeful, Rose Under Fire will stay with readers long after they have finished the last page."--VOYA
* "Highly recommended for all libraries, especially where her previous titles have flown off the shelves."--School Library Journal, starred review
"A fiendishly plotted mind game of a novel, the kind you have to read twice."--New York TImes
"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
AccoladesSchneider Family Book Award, Best Teen Book, 2014Top Ten YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2014New York Times Notable Children's Books of 2013 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2013 School Library Journal's Best Books of 2013Publishers Weekly Best Children's Books of 2013The Children's Book Review Best Young Adult Novels of 2013 NPR Best Books of 2013 BookPage Best Children's Books of 2013Goodreads Choice for Best Young Adult Book of 2013 nominee CILIP Carnegie Medal 2014 nominee A Junior Library Guild Selection2014 Tayshas List Selection [London] Times Best Books of the YearCosta Children's Book Award finalist
Accolades2013 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book2013 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Top Ten2013 Edgar Award WinnerNew York Times best sellerNew York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2012Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2012Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2012School Library Journal's Best Books of the Year 2012The Horn Book Magazine's Best Books of 2012Booklist Books for Youth Editors' Choice: 2012Library Journal's Best YA Books for AdultsBookPage Best Children's Books of 2012The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbons 2012Chicago Public Library Best of the Best 2012Young Adult Novels You'll Never Outgrow --part of National Public Radio's Best Books of 2012 seriesA BookBrowse 2012 Favorite2012 Cybils Award finalist
* "In plot and character this story is consistently involving, a great, page-turning read; just as impressive is how subtly Wein brings a respectful, critical intelligence to her subject."--The Horn Book, starred review
*"[An] innovative spy tale built to be savored."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review
*"A carefully researched, precisely written tour de force; unforgettable and wrenching."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"The unforgettable Code Name Verity played with my mind, and then it ripped out my heart."--Nancy Werlin, New York Times best-selling author
Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times best-selling author of Speak, Fever 1793 and Wintergirls--Maggie Stiefvater, author of the New York Times best-selling Shiver trilogy, The Scorpion Races, and the Raven Cycle series
"This astonishing tale of friendship and truth will take wing and soar into your heart."--Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times best-selling author of Speak, Fever 1793 and Wintergirls
"It has been a while since I was so captivated by a character in YA fiction Code Name Verity is one of those rare things: an exciting-and affecting-female adventure story."--The Guardian
*"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 review
* "Readers will connect with Rose and be moved by her struggle to go forward, find her wings again, and fly."--School Library Journal, starred review
* "Wein excels at weaving research seamlessly into narrative and has crafted another indelible story about friendship borne out of unimaginable adversity."--Publishers Weekly, starred review
* "[A]lthough the story's action follows [Code Name Verity]'s, it has its own, equally incandescent integrity. Rich in detail, from the small kindnesses of fellow prisoners to harrowing scenes of escape and the Nazi Doctors' Trial in Nuremburg, at the core of this novel is the resilience of human nature and the power of friendship and hope."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
* "If you pick up this book, it will be some time before you put your dog-eared, tear-stained copy back down."--Booklist, starred review
*"[A] taut, riveting thriller. Readers will be left gasping for the finish, desperate to know how it ends."--School Library Journal, starred review
*"This novel positively soars."--The Horn Book, starred review
* "Wein does again what she did so beautifully in Code Name Verity (2012) and Rose Under Fire (2013): She plaits together the historical record, her passion for flying and ferociously vivid characters to create a heartbreaking adventure that grounds readers in the moment even as geopolitical complexity threatens to knock them off their feet. . . . Unforgettable."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
What people are saying
sapphic literature and poetry quotes every 4 hours. edited to fit tweets. @achilleanlitbot.
She gave a low and delighted chuckle. Her eyes were black as a moonless December night and reflected the electric lights like stars. Elizabeth Wein, The Pearl Thief