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Stateless

March 14, 2023 | Young adult softcover
ISBN: 9781774881538
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Description

When a teen pilot witnesses a plane deliberately knocked out of the sky in what is supposed to be a friendly international air race, she must unravel the mystery before becoming a victim herself. A stunning new historical thriller from New York Times bestselling Elizabeth Wein.

Europe, 1937. Stella North, who has learned to fly planes as a teen, has the opportunity to participate in a race across Europe for a hefty sum of prize money. The race is billed by its eccentric organizer, Lady Frith, as the "Circuit of Nations Olympics of the Air" and is designed to promote peace and sport among Europe's young pilots; entrants must be under the age of 21. 

Europe pre-WWII is an unsettled and dangerous place: civil war is raging in Spain, Hitler is in power in Germany, Italy has embraced Fascism, and in the Soviet Union, anyone who speaks out against the government is ruthlessly imprisoned and executed. The air race is going to be an unusual propaganda event for many of the participants. Stella needs to be careful as she navigates her way across Europe's troubled skies, not least because of her own family background (her parents were murdered during the Russian Revolution, and her aunt and uncle fled to Britain with her when she was only three.) 
 
Nevertheless, she is shocked when she witnesses one of the race's participants using his plane to ram another pilot out of the sky. Early evidence points to the sullen and enigmatic French pilot, Tony Roberts, but he also claims that his own plane has been sabotaged. As events unfold, further evidence points to Stella herself -- to outside eyes, it appears that she may be attempting to get rid of a competitor and pushing the blame onto her fellow racers. It's up to Stella to unravel the mystery before she becomes the assassin's next victim.

About this Author

ELIZABETH WEIN was born in New York and grew up abroad, and currently lives in Scotland with her husband and two children. She is an avid flier of small planes, and holds a Ph.D. in Folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. Elizabeth is the author of Rose Under Fire, winner of the Schneider Family Book Award, and Code Name Verity, winner of the Edgar Award in the Young Adult category and a Printz Medal Honor Book. Visit her online at www.elizabethwein.com.

@EWein2412

ISBN: 9781774881538
Format: Young adult softcover
Pages: 400
Publisher: Tundra Book Group
Published: 2023-03-14

Reviews

A BookPage Most Anticipated YA Book of 2023

"Wein cleverly interweaves gripping storytelling and romance with the sobering, practical damage of combat, of growing up stateless in a disrupted world and knowing that today's peace is fleeting." -STARRED REVIEW, The Horn Book

"Intrigue and danger in the air and on the ground make for an exciting read that is steeped in interwar history. . . . Thrilling." -Kirkus Reviews 

"A beautifully crafted novel soaring straight through the golden age of aviation into the darkening clouds of a coming war. A riveting, thought-provoking page-turner." -Sharon Cameron, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Light in Hidden Places

"Elizabeth Wein does it again! You're not going to want to miss a minute of this high-flying game of cat and mouse. Stateless is simply spectacular." -Sherri L. Smith, award-winning author of Flygirl

"Stateless is a soaring, immersive exploration of what it means to belong. I loved it." -Stacey Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Downstairs Girl

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