Girl in the Blue Coat

A young-adult historical mystery set in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Hanneke, a girl whose delivery work connects her to the black market, is asked to find a missing Jewish girl and is drawn into wartime resistance, guilt, and the secrets of friendship.

historical mysterySecond World Warresistanceguiltfriendship

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Work Information

In an occupied city, searching for a missing girl also means confronting one's own past.

Girl in the Blue Coat is a young-adult novel published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The publisher page and bibliographic records confirm the ISBN-13, ISBN-10, and page count, with the ISBN-10 used as the paper-book ASIN.

Review Summaries

The novel is valued for shaping its historical background into an accessible mystery. Its strength lies in sustaining wartime tension while carefully following the protagonist's guilt and growth.

Book Information

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2016-04-05
Pages: 320 pages
Language: 英語
Size: 14.86 x 3.56 x 21.72 cm
ISBN-13: 9780316260602
ISBN-10: 0316260606
Price: 3837 JPY
Category: 洋書/Children's Books

“ A beautiful combination of heartbreak, loss, young love, and hope." ― Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Nightingale ★ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ★ Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel ★ Historical fiction powerhouse Monica Hesse’s extraordinary novel about a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam speaks powerfully to the realities of grief, heartbreak, and bravery, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Kristin Hannah. Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was killed on the Dutch front lines when the Germans invaded. She likes to think of her illegal work as a small act of rebellion. On a routine delivery, a client asks Hanneke for help. Expecting to hear that Mrs. Janssen wants meat or kerosene, Hanneke is shocked by the older woman's frantic plea to find a person— a Jewish teenager Mrs. Janssen had been hiding, who has vanished without a trace from a secret room. Hanneke initially wants nothing to do with such dangerous work, but is ultimately drawn into a web of mysteries and stunning revelations that lead her into the heart of the resistance, open her eyes to the horrors of the Nazi war machine, and compel her to take desperate action. Beautifully written, intricately plotted, and meticulously researched, Girl in the Blue Coat is an exceptional novel about courage, grief, and love in impossible times.

Monica Hesse is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in the Blue Coat , The Brightwood Code, American Fire , The War Outside , and They Went Left , as well as a Pulitzer Prize finalist columnist at the Washington Post . She lives outside Washington, DC with her family. Monica invites you to visit her online at monicahesse.com.

Reviews

平和でノドカが一番

ナチス侵攻で恋人を失った主人公。その死に罪悪感を抱きながら暮らしている。ある日ある夫人の家から突然姿を消したユダヤ人の女の子を探してほしいと頼まれ、ユダヤ人を助けようと奔走するレジスタンス活動をしている人たちと交流を持つようになり...この先どうする？どうなるのだろう。そう思いながらも主人公を応援しながら読み進めました。何を信じ、何を選び、どう生きるか。ゲシュタボ、ナチスのユダヤ人への横暴や、母と娘の切ないやりとりなども読む価値あり。ぜひ読んでみてください。
Young adult fiction

This was bought for my teenage daughter - she ,over it.
Amazing

Amazing read! Wow. Makes you think, a lot. I quickly started caring about Hanneke and admired her determination and courage. War brings out so many different parts of our humanity. Hanneke reminds us of the need to harden oneself and look for every way to survive. The story is written so well that you feel pangs in the heart with agonizing loss and hope. It is beautiful that our basic need to love and be loved does not disappear. Ollie is an unsung hero. He is good to the core and I so very much liked him. Judith and Mina are wonderful and thankfully people like Mina left us evidence of the atrocities. I appreciated all the characters and the detail given to them, their roles, and to their surroundings. These teenagers and young adults had to tackle issues and situations that are too complicated for adults. The story was true to emotions dominating until someone managed to steady the situation and be a voice of reason. Anger, frustration, fear, forgiveness, love, bravery and much more were well portrayed. It was incredible how well written the story is and how I did not want to put it down. There were many twists and turns with quite a few surprises. This book is not only for the YA readers. It's a must read, especially if you enjoy historical fiction.
Remembering my past

My parents both grew up in the Netherlands and lived there during this time in history. The names, language, and setting was so well described that I could imagine my parents there. I remember my mom telling us that they never blamed the German people, as they were just trying to survive a war they didn't want either. It was true to the stories they told us, without being so horrific that I couldn't read it. I highly recommend it!
Mitreißend!

Sehr schönes und mitreißendes Buch, das viel über die damalige Zeit vermittelt.
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