While flying an Allied fighter plane from Paris to England, American ATA pilot and amateur poet, Rose Justice, is captured by the Nazis and sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious women's concentration camp. Trapped in horrific circumstances, Rose finds hope in the impossible through the loyalty, bravery and friendship of her fellow prisoners. But will that be enough to endure the fate that's in store for her?
Elizabeth Wein, author of the critically-acclaimed and best-selling
Code Name Verity, delivers another stunning WWII thriller. The unforgettable story of Rose Justice is forged from heart-wrenching courage, resolve, and the slim, bright chance of survival.
Selected praise for Rose Under Fire: "Wein's unself-consciously important story is timeless, ageless and triumphant." -
The Los Angeles Times "Wein's second World War II adventure novel captures poignantly the fragility of hope and the balm forgiveness offers." -
The New York Times * "[Wein] has crafted another indelible story about friendship borne out of unimaginable adversity." -
Publishers Weekly, starred review
"[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
