{"product_id":"9780316260640","title":"Girl in the Blue Coat","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe national bestseller and winner of the Edgar Award for Best Young Adult Mystery\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGirl in the Blue Coat\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, compelling coming-of-age  story set against the dark and dangerous backdrop of World War II. It's  an important and page-turning look at the choices all of us-including  young adults-have to make in wartime. \u003cb\u003eA beautiful combination of  heartbreak, loss, young love, and hope.\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e -Kristin Hannah, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"A tapestry of guilt and acceptance, growing responsibility, and reluctant heroism, Hanneke's coming-of-age under heartbreaking circumstances is a jarring reminder of how war consumes and transforms the passions of ordinary life. \u003cb\u003eEvery devastating moment of this beautiful novel is both poignant and powerful, and every word feels true.\u003c\/b\u003e\" -\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Wein, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCode Name Verity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmsterdam, 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  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.\u003cbr\u003eOn 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  \u003ci\u003eperson\u003c\/i\u003e-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.\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, intricately plotted, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eGirl in the Blue Coat \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary, gripping novel about bravery, grief, and love in impossible times. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172234707184,"sku":"9780316260640","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316260640_p0.jpg?v=1763680184","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316260640","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}