This story takes place in 1943 in Amsterdam during the German Occupation. Hanneke works for Mr. Kreuk, the undertaker who sends her to deliver contraband from the black market. During one of these deliveries, Mrs. Janssen asks her to find a girl who had been hiding her pantry but disappeared. She was wearing a blue coat. Hanneke's search soon brings her to the Resistance and her eyes are opened to the horrors the Germans are bringing upon the Dutch Jews. I listened to it. Natalia Payne's narration was beautifully done. The German and Dutch names I'm sure were a challenge. This is a powerful work of historical fiction. At the end of the novel, Hesse gives a historical perspective sorting out what was based on historical fact and what was from her imagination. There are many great novels about the Holocaust, especially for teens. This book belongs on that list.
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