Alternates between two stories — contemporary, 17-year-old Jacob visits Amsterdam at the request of his grandmother — and historical, 19-year-old Geertrui relates her experience of British attempts to liberate Holland from occupation.

Related: Europe, Fiction, Netherlands, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9780525468639
• Author: Chambers, Aidan
• Published: 2002, Penguin
• Themes: Deserts, Magic, Supernatural
• Descriptors: Europe, Fiction, Netherlands, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 320