Girl in the Blue Coat

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, young Hanneke helps support her family by making deliveries of black market goods. Her life becomes much more complicated when a client asks her to help locate a young Jewish girl she has been hiding but who has gone missing, and Hanneke finds herself working with the Resistance to hide and help Jewish people escape. This fast-paced historical novel discusses everyday life under the Nazi regime, the Holocaust, fear, strength, cowardice, and courage. Suitable for novel study, discussion, and inquiry-based learning, the story will engage grade 9-11 students.