A read for my YA Literature course, I thought this book could have handled so many of the issues it deals with with much more grace and subtlety. Jacob Todd goes to Amsterdam in place of his grandmother Sarah as a remembrance trip for his grandfather, who passed away there during the Second World War. It is told by him and Gertruui, a woman who knew his grandfather during his time there. The plot is obvious-while YA books can sometimes lack depth that more mature novels provide, this should be something better developed-particularly when handling questions of gender and sexuality. I felt that this book could have had a better ending and allowed more character development. Definitely not a book I would recommend.