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A night divided /

by Nielsen, Jennifer A., Published by : Scholastic Inc., Physical details: 317 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm ISBN:9780545682442; 0545682444.
Subject(s): Families -- Germany -- Berlin -- Juvenile fiction. | Families -- Germany (East) -- Juvenile fiction. | Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- Juvenile fiction. | Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990 -- Juvenile fiction. | Germany (East) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction. | Historical fiction.
Year: 2018
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Young Adult Fiction 		Young Adult Reading Level YA FIC NIE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39124000266786

"This book was originally published in hardcover by Scholastic Press in 2015"--Title page verso.

Includes bonus content, interviews, and an excerpt from Resistance.

With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city. But one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath the wall, out of East Berlin. However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. No one can be trusted. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?

Ages 8-12.

810L Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.4 11.0 176729.

Young Hoosier Middle Grade Nominee, 2018-2019.

Lone Star 2016-2017.

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