Girl in the Blue Coat
by Monica Hesse
The bestselling, "gripping" (Entertainment Weekly), "powerful" (Hypable),... read more
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- Grade
- 7-12
- Genre
- Adventure
- Historical Fiction
- Mystery
Year Published 2016
Word Count 74,852
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 180669, 11 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Jews
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dy
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Friendship
- JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice
- World War, 1939-1945
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Underground movements
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Netherlands--Amsterdam--Fiction
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Fiction
- Netherlands--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Juvenile fiction
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Netherlands--Fiction
- Black market--Fiction
- Missing children--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Holocaust
- Netherlands
- JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stor
- Mystery and detective stories
- Detective and mystery fiction
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- German occupation, 1940-1945
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Prejudice & Racism
- Black market
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Europe
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism
- JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Holocaust
- Young adult fiction
- JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Death & Dying
- Amsterdam
- History
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship
- Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement
- Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Missing children
- Young Adult Fiction | Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Jews--Netherlands--Fiction
- Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense
- Young Adult Fiction
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About the Author 2
Author Interviews 6
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Awards & Distinctions 6
Edgars Award, 1961-2023
Winner, 2017
Indies Choice Book Awards, 2009-2019
Honor, 2017
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2023
World History & Culture Selection, 2017
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Selection, 2017
Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011-2023
Selection, 2017
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Young Adult Selection, 2016
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