![]() ![]() ![]() However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. 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. 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.īut one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Nielsen Book Trailer Mighty Readers 74 subscribers 53K views 5 years ago The purpose of the South Carolina book awards are to encourage students to read. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can’t help herself. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. ![]() With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family divided overnight. ![]() Due to the East Berlin government, the father decided his family should move to West Berlin, but the mother didn’t want to leave behind the life they built in the East. 2017-2018 Winner - Middle School/Junior High SYNOPSIS Teach A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen is about the story of a young girl and her brother who go on a quest for freedom with many obstacles on the way. ![]()
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