{"title":"Monica Hesse","description":"Monica Hesse is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in the Blue Coat, The Brightwood Code, American Fire, The War Outside, and They Went Left, as well as a Pulitzer Prize finalist columnist at the Washington Post. She lives outside Washington, DC with her family. Monica invites you to visit her online at monicahesse.com.","products":[{"product_id":"girl-in-the-blue-coat-paperback","title":"Girl in the Blue Coat - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful combination of heartbreak, loss, young love, and hope.\"\u003c\/b\u003e―\u003ci\u003eKristin Hannah, #1 \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003eThe Nightingale \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER ★ Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel ★ Historical fiction powerhouse Monica Hesse's extraordinary novel about a teenage girl in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam speaks powerfully to the realities of grief, heartbreak, and bravery, perfect for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Kristin Hannah.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On 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\u003ea 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautifully written, intricately plotted, and meticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eGirl in the Blue Coat \u003c\/i\u003eis an exceptional novel about courage, grief, and love in impossible times.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50224269689055,"sku":"9780316260633","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/wEfCeqjgFd9780316260633.webp?v=1781855818"},{"product_id":"the-war-outside-hardcover","title":"The War Outside - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling and award-winning author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGirl in the Blue Coat\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, comes an extraordinary novel of conviction, friendship, and betrayal, when two teenage girls meet in an American internment camp during WWII. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1944, and World War II is raging across Europe and the Pacific. The war seemed far away from Margot in Iowa and Haruko in Colorado--until they were uprooted to dusty Texas, all because of the places their parents once called home: Germany and Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMargot and Haruko meet at the high school in Crystal City, a \"family internment camp\" for those accused of colluding with the enemy. The teens discover that they are polar opposites in so many ways, except for one that seems to override all the others: the camp is changing them, day by day and piece by piece. Haruko finds herself consumed by fear for her soldier brother and distrust of her father, who she knows is keeping something from her. And Margot is doing everything she can to keep her family whole as her mother's health deteriorates and her rational, patriotic father becomes a man who distrusts America and fraternizes with Nazis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith everything around them falling apart, Haruko and Margot find solace in their growing, secret friendship. 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