A Night Divided

Sobre o conteúdo ainda não sei pq não li mas a qualificação é com relação ao manuseio e embalagem do livro. Não estava lacrado como se fosse novo. A sobrecapa está amassada e rasgada.

This was a great read by Jennifer Nielson. I was sucked in from beginning to end. The story centers around the Berlin Wall that was erected in 1961 to divide Germany into East and West. The wall went up overnight and many families were divided. There were actual people killed in escape attempts from the East to the West during this time. This story is a fictional story about a family that was divided that night. Eight-year old Gerta, her mother, and her brother wake up one morning with a wall outside their apartment. Gerta's father and her older brother had left Berlin a few days prior on business and now were not able to cross back to their family on the East side. It was a time when neighbors spied on neighbors, friends and family turned on each other. Being in the wrong place at the wrong time could be deadly. Gerta's father had been involved as a freedom activist and therefore their apartment was bugged. Gerta's family had been separated for four years when she devises an escape plan. The story was suspenseful and really kept me on the edge of my seat. One day Gerta had a normal life and in an instant her family was split apart.It is a story of sacrifices, kindness, friendship, determination, and bravery. It shows the importance of family and surviving dark times. As a young girl I knew about the division of Germany and the Berlin Wall. My mother was German and in my youth, I would help my mother address Christmas card envelopes. I specifically remember writing 'West Germany' as the address to her family instead of just 'Germany.' Beautifully written and recommend!

This book was exciting and heartfelt from beginning to end. This is the third book I read by Jennifer Nielsen. Resistance and Words on Fire were also amazing books!!!

La historia y el tema de la división de Berlin por la guerra no es un tema fácil pero el libro lo aborda de una manera increible, es muy bueno mi hijo de 11 años no lo solto hasta terminar y le interesó tanto la historia que comenzó a investigar sobre el tema.

Fantastic story for kids and teens (8-13 I would say) about the Berlin Wall.I read it as an adult to make sure it would be suitable for my children and it is ! The narrator is a young girl in east Berlin ; you have her point of view; very interesting !