96 pages • 3 hours read
Monica HesseGirl in the Blue Coat
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Compare and contrast Hanneke’s friendship with Elsbeth and Mirjam’s friendship with Amalia. How does Hanneke feel about Elsbeth? How do Hanneke and Mirjam react to their best friends’ seeming betrayals? How does Mirjam’s description of Amalia change Hanneke’s perspective?
Discuss the importance of letters and writing in this book. How does Bas’s unread letter affect Hanneke? How does Bas’s letter to Ollie compare with her expectations? How does she use Bas’s note in her book to come to an acceptance of his death? Alternately, discuss Mirjam and Amalia’s notes.
After spending the night at Mrs. de Vries’s, Hanneke tells her mother that she is “not her child anymore.” How does her night away affect their relationship? What does this show about relationships between parents and children during wartime?
