However, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly.

Gerta concludes that her father wants her 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.But one day on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance.

Nielsen, dramatizes the experiences of the division of Germany after WWII and tells a tale of family separation from a child’s perspective. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, yet she can't help herself. Parents need to know that A Night Divided by Jenniefer A. An ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Reading List Selection, A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. 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. Nielsen, tells the story of a young girl and her brother who go on a quest for freedom with many obstacles on the way. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. The novel A Night Divided, written by Jennifer A. Nielsen 4.8 (23) Hardcover 16.99 Hardcover 16.99 Paperback 8.99 eBook 5.99 View All Available Formats & Editions Premium Members save an additional 10 and earn stamps to save even more. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. A Night Divided (Scholastic Gold) by Jennifer A. Students should identify major turning points in the novel such as the Exposition, Rising Action. In this activity, students will create a visual plot diagram of major events in A Night Divided. Includes exclusive bonus content!With the rise of the Berlin Wall, Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. Students can create a storyboard capturing the narrative arc in a work with a six-cell storyboard containing the major parts of the plot diagram. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the Berlin Wall divides her family between east and west.Ī Night Divided joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels.

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen