"Harrowing, powerful story set during WWII, told with an honesty that underlines the progression of Rose from innocence to experience"
Shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award 2013
Highly praised for Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein’s Rose Under Fire is an equally gripping story of a young female pilot’s struggle for survival in desperate conditions after she is forced down deep behind the enemy lines in Germany. Rose, a young American over in England as an ATA pilot, records her early days in the UKas she trains and forms strong friendships with the other girls. But Rose wants more action! Flying to France looks like her big break but nothing prepares her for the horrors ahead. Incarcerated in a fearsome German detention camp, Rose uncovers hidden atrocities and tests her own courage to its limits.
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The Costa Book Awards honour some of the most outstanding books of the year written by authors based in the UK and Ireland.
The full shortlist for the Children's Book Award is...
Alex, the Dog and the Unopenable Door by Ross Montgomery.
The Hanged Man Rises by Sarah Naughton
Goth Girl: and the Ghost of a Mouse by Chris Riddell
Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein
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Rose Justice is a young American ATA pilot, delivering planes and taxiing pilots for the RAF in the UK during the summer of 1944. A budding poet who feels most alive while flying, she discovers that not all battles are fought in the air.
An unforgettable journey from innocence to experience from the author of the best-selling, multi-award-nominated Code Name Verity. From the exhilaration of being the youngest pilot in the British air transport auxiliary, to the aftermath of surviving the notorious Ravensbruck women's concentration camp, Rose's story is one of courage in the face of adversity.
Code Name Verity is shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Rose Under Fire and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Rose Under Fire features in the following genres: Recommended Children's eBooks, Recommendations, Featured Books for 13+ readers
Rose Under Fire is available in Paperback
Rose Under Fire was written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Electric Monkey an imprint of Egmont UK Ltd