04 Dec Author Spotlight: Elizabeth Wein
Elizabeth Wein is a keystone author in the niche WWII genre of YA reads. Born in the US and spending most of her life in the UK, she has developed a unique perspective on many historical events. Even as a child, she had a love of writing – even completing a “feminized” Hardy Boys-type book at the age of seven!
Here are the currently available titles in Teen Central by Elizabeth Wein!
Code Name Verity
In 1943, a plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its occupants? A British spy and her best friend. “Verity” is in a position that no spy wants to be in. Captured by her country’s enemies, she must attempt to survive and make it home by weaving a confession with enough secrets to guarantee her life. Epistolary in nature, Code Name Verity will have you turning the pages to find out what happens next.
Rose Under Fire
When Rose Justice, an American ATA pilot, finds herself a Ravensbrück prisoner, she almost doesn’t know what to do. Conditions are abysmal, and almost worse than the morale of the women in the concentration camp. However, Rose isn’t one to give up. Through her and the other prisoners’ courage, will they be able to fight against the fate laid out for them?
Stateless
When what should be a friendly sporting event to promote connectedness between Europe’s many countries turns shady, Stella North is caught in the middle. As the only female pilot in the air race, she must juggle her standing in society alongside the new cutthroat nature of the competition. With the backdrop of post-WWI Europe and the rise of the Nazi party, Stateless will have you wondering if anyone is truly who they say they are.
The Enigma Game
It takes one decision by a German soldier to change four lives forever. When the Enigma Machine appears in northeast Scotland, Louisa and Jane quickly become embroiled in translating whatever the machine spits out. Ellen becomes their messenger. Jamie, the receiver, quickly becomes the star pilot of the airbase nearby. Even as British Intelligence begins to close in, and Nazi attacks escalate, the four wonder if giving up the machine will really be worth it…
The Pearl Thief
Fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in the hospital, realizing her summer won’t go as planned. Back at her grandfather’s estate, she begins to suspect her injury wasn’t an accident, especially when a family employee goes missing the same day.
Julie befriends Euan and Ellen McEwen, a Scottish Traveller brother and sister, and learns about the prejudice they face. As her memory of the incident slowly returns, a body is discovered, and her friends become prime suspects due to bias against Travellers. Julie must solve the mystery to clear their names.
– written by Ajax T, Teen Central Library Assistant
