Pub Date: October 1, 2019
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0710
Features: Maps, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to 17
Physical Info: 1.00" H x 8.20" L x 5.40" W ( 0.65 lbs) 352 pages
BISAC Categories:
Young Adult Fiction | Historical | Holocaust | Social Themes | Prejudice and Racism | Military and Wars | Romance | United States 21st Century | Friendship | Europe | Action and Adventure | Survival Stories | Thrillers and Suspense | General
Description: Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp during World War II.
Review Quotes: Praise for Girl in the Blue Coat: The Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Mystery Novel 2017
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens of 2016
An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2016
A Booklist Best Young Adult Book of 2016
A Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Selection 2017
A 2017 Indies Choice Awards Finalist for Best Young Adult Book
A YALSA 2017 Best Book for Young Adults
A 2017 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year
A 2017 Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award Nominee
A 2017 Washington, D.C. Capitol Choices List recommended title
A 2018 Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Nominee
2018 All Iowa Young Adults Read