Elizabeth Wein - The Pearl Thief — in the Children & Teens Dept. **FOR TEENS AND ADULTS

In Wein’s Prinz Honor Book, Code Name Verity, a Scottish girl spy unveils her secrets while being held captive by the Gestapo during World War II. The Pearl Thief, its prequel, provides a closer look at the backstory of the spy’s best friend and partner in crime, before she became a heroic pilot. In the year leading up to World War II, teenage Julie Beaufort-Stuart wakes up beaten and badly injured in a hospital, but cannot remember how she got there. The mystery slowly unfolds after she goes to her grandfather’s estate where one of his employees has gone missing. As she investigates the disappearance, the events surrounding her injury gradually return to memory. Ages 14 and up.