A Night Divided
Age Rating: 12+
★★★★✩
"A Night Divided" is an amazing tale of courage, resilience, and the bonds of family set against the backdrop of the Berlin Wall. Placed in Cold War-era Germany, the story follows twelve-year-old Gerta…
A Night Divided is one of my favorite books. It is the story of Gerta, a 12 year old girl living in Berlin when the wall goes up. Her father and older brother were traveling and are stuck on the West side of the wall, while her mom,…
Jul 09, 2023Hammy_over_9000 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This book centers around Greta, a twelve-year-old girl who is stuck on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall. unfortunately, this wall did not only separate Berlin but also her family, as her father was visiting the western side when the…
Feb 01, 2022AdrielleC_KCMO rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I absolutely .CHERISHED. every moment, character, and setting of this story. I enjoyed Nielsen's ability to create a fiction story of a time in history that may could have happened in real life. It has everything you need and want in a…
An exciting novel about a family separated by the Berlin Wall during the cold war. It captures the social fabric of East Berlin and highlights the Russian influence and persecution of the era. The characters are well developed, Gerta is…
May 04, 2021AMB_4 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is an awesome fiction story for illustrating the devastating effects of the construction of the Berlin Wall, after WWII and during the Cold War.
Overnight Greta's family is ripped in half as the wall goes up and her father and older…
Review: A Night Divided is, without a doubt, one of my favorite Historical Fiction novels of all time. The plot follows a family who, due to the installment of the Berlin Wall, gets separated from each other. The rest of the story follows…
A Night Divided is a thrilling story about an escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides the city of Berlin between east and west. With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She and her…
Sep 26, 2020TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A Night Divided is a 2015, historical fiction novel written by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Gerta was twelve years old when she found her life turned upside-down with the construction of the Berlin Wall that now separates up her family. Now with…
Aug 07, 2020bookstuck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I would start this review by saying, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE WITHOUT READING THIS BOOK!!!! This story I will never forget, it gets your heart racing, never is boring, you learn about history without even knowing, it also makes you cry, it…
Dec 04, 2019booknerd_ rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
The setting is so interesting. The whole thing is so good and suspenseful I would recommend this book to people 13 and older. It is very hard to read because it is so emotional and it just gets your heart racing. The end was a bit much.…
Aug 12, 2019pink_penguin_251 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I hadn't read any books all summer long until I read this one. It is so suspenseful and captivating. The best book ever. You really feel like you are there.
Jun 01, 2019black_lion_700 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Five stars! Finished it in 2 days! Amazing book!!!!!! Soo well written!!! I would totally recommend it!!!!! To kids and teenagers! And adults! Sooo good! Hope you enjoy it! 😊
Jun 24, 2018CoralJohnson rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a great book its a mystery book and is good if you like intelligence. Its about a girl that was separated from her family at night and her one brother and her father was on one side of a wall and herself her mother and her one…
Jun 18, 2018Spore_Family rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Great book! I read this aloud to my 8 year old who is very much into WWII right now. He kept begging me to keep going no matter how late it was at night. Very well written. So much discussion material. Nothing overly graphic but many…
A Night Divided was a nerve-racking, sitting on the edge of your seat book that I enjoyed reading. This book was about a young girl named, Gerta, whose family was divided by the Berlin Wall. Her mother, older brother, and she live on the…
Jul 02, 2017guantina rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I love this book! It is one of my favourite fiction novels!
The main character, Greta, is a willful and brave young girl who manages to find her own individuality in a time of darkness. The author tells a very heartbreaking and hauntingly…
Oct 15, 2016TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I actually wonder how many real life stories would be found to relate to this one. I wonder how many young girls and boys felt the feelings that those characters in this book felt. I wonder how many of them went through situations just…
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A Night Divided