PublisherHachette Book GroupImprintLittle, BrownISBN
9780316260602
Awards and HonorsNew York Public Library 2016 50 Best Books for Teens, Fiction
YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017, 9–12
2017 Notable Books for a Global Society
Indies Choice Book Awards 2017 Book of the Year Finalist, Young Adult
2017 Capitol Choices, Fourteen and Up Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2016, Chapter Books VOYA’s Perfect Tens 2016
2017 Edgar Award Winner, Young Adult
1943: Hanneke’s job—delivering black-market goods in German-occupied Amsterdam—is already risky. She shouldn’t agree to help a client locate a missing Jewish girl . . . but she does. Author’s note.
Topics World War II (1939-1945). Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945). Underground movements. Amsterdam, Netherlands. Black market. Jews. Missing children. Mystery and detective stories. Historical fiction. Prejudice and racism. Death and dying. Friendship.
Lexile 720L
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2016-04-04
JLG Release Date Jun 2016
Minimum grade 9
Maximum grade 12
Reading level High
Format Print
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
Young Adult
Young Adult (Grades 9 & Up)
For Grades 9 & Up
Your older teen readers will appreciate the 12 selections in this category, a diverse mix of fiction and nonfiction covering complex issues and more mature content, from crushes and body changes to friendships and sibling rivalry.