Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly, bookish meme created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. You can find out more information on the meme on her blog, Breaking the Spine.
The meme helps book bloggers and readers shine a spotlight om some of the many upcoming releases that we are all patiently (but most likely impatiently) waiting on. Get it?
So you're interested in sharing some of the books you're waiting on with your readers!? That's great! To participate in Jill's meme, all you need to do is:
- Create your own Waiting on Wednesday post that features an upcoming title (or titles)
- Be sure to credit Jill in your post
- Link up to the Linky on Jill's blog
Waiting On...
Title: Girl in the Blue Coat
Author: Monica Hesse
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: April 5, 2016
An unforgettable story of bravery, grief, and love in impossible times.
The missing girl is Jewish. I need you to find her before the Nazis do.
Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after 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.
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 person--a 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.
Meticulously researched, intricately plotted, and beautifully written, Girl in the Blue Coat is an extraordinary, gripping novel from a bright new voice in historical fiction.
Why I'm Waiting...
There's something about Holocaust and World War WII literature that draws me in. I've read and loved so many books about the Holocaust and World War II. I really think it's the human emotion and forcefulness behind each book, story, or poem.
That being said, I've heard amazing things about Monica Hesse's The Girl in the Blue Coat. I'm not hoping for this one to be the next big book about the Holocaust. I'm hoping for this book to tell an amazing and beautiful story that makes people think, remember, and learn.
What Are You Waiting On...
Are you also waiting on The Girl in the Blue Coat, or has another book caught your eye? Feel free to let me know in the comments below, and book bloggers, feel free to leave those links to your Waiting On Wednesday posts!
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