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A Night Divided
Written by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by Kate Simses
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west.
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. 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?
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. 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?
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great insight into what life was like during the time of the Berlin Wall. This is gripping adventure!
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A very moving story of a period in time not much talked or thinked about
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I thought that was a great book that made the story accessible to all!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I loved that you did it based on history. I loved that book
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5this was awesome it is definitely a must read book!!!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Awesome book
I learned some new stuff from it
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Excellent historical fiction- great for all ages, I highly recommend it
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It was so good so much action and I love it
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a good author who wrote this book and this book is cool and I think that anyone what ever type of book they like would like it maybe so other people should read this book it's historical fiction with a good plot and good narrator and 5 stars definitely??????❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️????????
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great book. It might look like a boring history book but it is very thrilling and well written.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book made my heart race for 95% of it. An amazing story about friendship, sibling love, family & doing what’s right. Only criticism is that it often felt like it was dragging out scenes/situations for an unnecessarily long time. An incredible glimpse into East Berlin. Couldn’t put it down.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so great! I loved it, and I couldn’t stop listening! The audio was great, and it had an amazing plot. Definitely recommend!! ???
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Amazing and the best
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5My daughter and I listened to this book back and forth to our small town for the last month or so, and we were captivated by Gerta and her family’s story. It came alive to us, and we thank the author for such a riveting tale of the cost and reward of freedom.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love it and it is a good book 8
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You have the best books one of my favorite books is resistance
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Even know I knew they where going to make it I still celebrating at the
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5the characters are 5 stars
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i love books (and audiobooks) like that - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Absolute must read!!! My high school nieces favorite book since middle school. So we listed with my 4th and 3rd grader! This is his took never learned in school! We all are blown away! Greta is our hero!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I like how Gerta was so brave and loved her Father, Mother and her brothers so much . I Like that she worked so diligently at the tunnel she and her brother made and how her family got together in the West at last. (Petra 9 years old)
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A great, page turning read for readers around 11 to 14. I couldn’t put it down.