"Girl in the Blue Coat" is set in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam during World War II and follows the story of Hanneke Bakker, a resourceful young woman who helps black marketeers find scarce goods for the city's residents. One day, she is approached by a desperate client who asks her to find a missing Jewish girl named Mirjam. As Hanneke delves deeper into the search, she grapples with profound themes of loss, love, and the moral complexities of wartime choices. Her journey leads her to confront her own beliefs and the cost of resisting oppression in a tumultuous world. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed. This book was published in 2016 by Bolinda Publishing .

Monica Hesse grew up in the cornfield American town of Normal, Illinois, spending most of her childhood pretending to be Laura Ingalls Wilder or Anne Frank. She is a feature writer for The Washington Post, where she has covered everything from political campaigns and the Oscars to the cultural meaning of Doritos. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband and a big black dog named Sheba. Follow Monica on Twitter: @MonicaHesse