A Night Divided (Scholastic Gold)

by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Book Overview

From NYT 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 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545682428
• ISBN13: 9780545682428
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.7" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Communism speaking for itself

"It's not over Fritz." Down to my bones I knew it wasn't over. There would be more visits and more questions. Harder questions designed to trap us. Ones we couldn't answer. This would never be over. Jennifer A Nielsen An eye-opening glimpse into what the life of a justice-hungry girl was really like in the Soviet Union. Fiery and suspenseful, full of riveting moments, and thoughtful characters. Reluctant readers will be intrigued and moved by this unexpected display of communism as they follow the life of Gerta as she tries to escape it all.

Well written!