Maddie and her friend (I should keep her name a secret, she'd want that) help the war effort in their own ways. Maddie is a natural-born mechanic. Her granddad made her take apart her motorcycle before he would let her keep it, I assume she then put it back together. As the book opens, Maddie rides and dreams of flying. After she rescues a downed pilot, the superbly named Dympna Wythenshawe, Maddie is able to obtain her pilot's license, and the widening war eventually gives her chances to use it-delivering messages, other pilots, and planes.
There's not much to say about the book, especially about Queenie, or Scottie, of whatever you want to call her, that's not a bit of a spoiler. She's Maddie's best friend, and even here I'm giving something away. The girls watch out for each other even as they know that they have to keep their own secrets.
It' a tightly wrapped book, with a lot of well-placed misdirection.
Code Name Verity can be a bit harsh, a bit of a bumpy ride, and it will make you cry. But it's a very good book and it's my favorite of this young year.
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