First line: I am a coward.

Award: Printz Honor 2013, YALSA Teens Top 10 (2013)
History: World War II

I loved the strong friendship story that Wein wove throughout the book. It was organic, refreshing (best friends/almost sisters where the love didn't turn sexual) and, ultimately, heartbreaking. The plot lines all interlocked towards the end and created a truly gripping finale about spies, loyalty, betrayal, and what terrible things war forces us to do. A unique addition to the WWII fiction collection for it's subject material (women in war, pilots, spies, captivity, and defiance).

Howeeever, the military vocabulary is heavy and I got lost several times in Julie's notes. I didn't speed through it but I felt very rewarded with the ending.