Girl in the Blue Coat

by Monica Hesse

Book Overview

This bestselling and award-winning novel about a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam speaks powerfully to the realities of grief, heartbreak, and bravery, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Ruta Sepetys.

Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316260630
• ISBN13: 9780316260633
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

honest, touching, captivating, spanning genres

Between the mystery novel aspect and the historical fiction borderline YA, this book beautifully walks to line between genres all the while pushing readers to make predictions and really confront some of the horrors of WWII. I've gotten this for kids age 13 and adult friends turned off by the likes of Virginia Woolf but still wanting to read something they can discuss in book club.