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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity on 9 CD's

Audio Book Review by Kathy, Library Branch Manager, Northwest Branch

Excellent historical fiction–ww2, two women's unlikely friendship but for the war; brought together–one a English "civilian" pilot for the war effort, the other an undercover agent/radio code operator, one of whom is captured by the nazis, the other finds herself working for the French resistance. Plausible, touching, with multiple plot twists conveyed via diary-like entries. Two strong female characters, who share laughter, tears and friendship.

I loved this book, the readers are excellent.

For those who liked "Between Shades of Gray" I'd recommend this.

Every day by David Levithan

Book Review by Tiffany, Librarian, Sebastopol Branch

Imagine not owning a body. Instead, you wake up every day in someone else’s body. You never know what town you will wake up in, if you will be male or female for the day or who your friends and family will be. That’s the only life that “A” has ever known. Now 16 years old, he has learned to deal with this by avoiding attachment to any one life. That is, until the day he wakes up as Justin. When “A” sees Justin’s girlfriend Rhiannon, he falls in love with her and this changes everything.

Why I picked it up: The cover was what intrigued me at first. Once I read the inside cover, I knew I had to give it a try. I thought the book could go either way, really bad or really good. I wanted to see if he was able to execute the premise of the book well.

Why I’d finished it: It was very good. He did a good job of making the characters, especially “A”, seem real. I wanted to see if “A” could make a relationship work with Rhiannon.

Who I would recommend it to: Anyone looking for a good story with interesting, well-developed characters.