Elizabeth Wein
Take 5: L is for Liar – the Unreliable Narrator
I’ve heard people discuss the ‘unreliable narrator’ for years, but I never really understood the joy or appreciation of this narrative mode – until I read Rebecca Stead’s Liar and Spy. (Which fabulously just won the Guardian children’s fiction prize.) Maybe it’s because Georges is really hiding from circumstances he can’t handle, maybe it’s because […]
Booktalk This! Spy stories
I’ve had spies on the mind this week, as one of my favorite books of last year, Code Name Verityby Elizabeth Wein, received a Printz Honor (an award recognizing excellence in teen literature). In Code Name Verity, a young female spy writes for her life, sharing secrets with her German torturers in France during World […]
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