The Berlin Wall: An Interactive Modern History Adventure

by Matt Doeden

Overview

After World War II Germany splits into two countries the Communist German Democratic Republic in the east and the Federal Republic of Germany in the west. Its capital of Berlin is divided as well, but many people are leaving East Berlin for the freedom of the West. In 1961 East German leaders build a wall through the city to keep its people from escaping. Will you: Consider escaping from East Berlin soon after the wall is built? Serve as an East German guard at the wall? Join in the protests against the wall? Everything in this book happened to real people. And YOU CHOOSE what you do next. The choices you make could lead you to escape, imprisonment, or even death.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491403563
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	07/01/2014
Series:	You Choose: Modern History Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	653,768
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	600L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Matt Doeden is a freelance author and editor from Minnesota. He’s written numerous children’s books on sports, music, current events, the military, extreme survival, and much more. His books Sandy Koufax (Twenty-First Century Books, 2006) and Tom Brady: Unlikely Champion (Twenty-First Century Books, 2011) were Junior Library Guild selections. Doeden began his career as a sports writer before turning to publishing. He lives in Minnesota with his wife and two children.

Table of Contents

A divided Germany — To stay or to go — Guarding the wall — The last days — Together again.