Removing his icy gaze from Irene and Karl, the soldier began looking over their paperwork. They both sat, barely breathing, trying to quell the fear that was fighting its way to the surface. The soldier suddenly beckoned Irene and Karl to follow him. Karl Berger and his family have survived Hitler's Reich only to again be devastated by Soviet rule. His parents decide young Karl must have a better future than the one offered him in East Germany. With his mother at his side, Karl sets out to make a daring escape across the border. He is desperate to leave his life under communism and start a new life in America, but will he make it? Join Karl on a thrilling glimpse of life Beyond the Wall.
In the Society, everyone is happy.Drea Young has grown up living in the shadow of the wall.
A journey into Edward Abbey's wilderness is the freest, cheapest, most nonprivileged of pleasures.
The story of a runaway slave girl and her dangerous journey through the murky underworld of Roman Britain, by Carnegie Medal-winning author Tanya Landman.From Tanya Landman, author of the 2015 Carnegie Medal winner Buffalo Soldier, comes a ...
Includes a chapter entitled Getting Ready for College. This book offers information on common sensory reactions in an easy to read chart format.
Beyond the Wall explores the book series' influences, its place in the fantasy pantheon, its challenging narrative choices, and the pull of its stunningly epic scope.
Noetos, seeking revenge, is yet to realise his enemy is one of his companions.Fisherman, cosmographer and queen must go to Andratan to break free of Husk's malevolent control.Praise for Russell Kirkpatrick:'a massive and absorbing saga' tHE ...
After the Second World War Michael, a young Jew, returns to his Eastern European village to contemplate the fate of his people and those who watched them go to death.
Beyond the Wall is the first book, in either English or German, to tell the whole story of the extraordinary revolution that demolished the Berlin Wall, ended the Cold war, and tore apart the Soviet regime.
Praise for Rob Low 'An epic tale of hardship, triumph, betrayal and brotherhood' S. J. A. Turney In the dog days of Rome, a mission to the edge of the world... Drust and Kag, two ex-gladiators, are met with an unusual request.
Rachel's family brings Grandma home to live her final days, and everyone, including Rachel and Grandma herself, must find a path to acceptance.