Information about the book:

• Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
• Setting: East Berlin, 1961 - 65
• Genre: Historical Fiction
• Main Character: 12 year old girl named Gerta
• Preview: With the sudden rise of the Berlin Wall, 12 year old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side and her father and other brother on the western. It is dangerous to even look at the wall. Escaping will cause her greatly. Gerta desperately wants to be with her family and for family she is willing to risk it all.

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