{"product_id":"escape-from-east-berlin-escape-from-2-paperback","title":"Escape from East Berlin (Escape from #2) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndy Marino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Nonstop action, real history, serious danger. You gotta read these books!\" --Alan Gratz, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRefugee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecember, 1961\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarta is a young girl who saw thirty miles of barbed wire appear across her city overnight, separating Berlin into West and East -- with Marta's home on the Communist Bloc-controlled eastern side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanuary, 1989\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a spray-painted concrete monolith, the Berlin Wall bisects the city. Kurt, a young East Berliner, often wonders what those living on the other side must think of their unseen neighbors. Do they hate the people of East Germany as completely as Kurt has been instructed to hate them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by real events, Escape from East Berlin tells two stories of daring bids for freedom from the Eastern Bloc, set decades apart and relayed in alternating perspectives. Triumph and tragedy intertwine in this examination of both the earliest and final days of the Berlin Wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAndy Marino is the author of \u003ci\u003eEscape from the USS\u003c\/i\u003e Indianapolis, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Alcatraz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Chernobyl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape from East Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEscape from Stalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e; the Plot to Kill Hitler trilogy; and several other novels for young readers. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him at andy-marino.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Escape from East Berlin\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.1\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766356443424,"sku":"9781338832044","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/199abc5805a829d80edeaa571a57f2c3.webp?v=1780291043","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/escape-from-east-berlin-escape-from-2-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}