Going Over
It is February 1983, and Berlin is a divided city with a miles-long barricade separating east from west. But the city isn't the only thing that is divided. Ada lives among the rebels, punkers, and immigrants of Kreuzberg in West Berlin. Stefan lives in East Berlin, in a faceless apartment bunker of Friedrichshain. Bound by love and separated by circumstance, their only chance for a life together lies in a high-risk escape. But will Stefan find the courage to leap? Or will forces beyond his control stand in his way? National Book Award finalist Beth Kephart presents a story of daring and sacrifice in this three-starred reviewed Junior Library Guild Selection and Booklist Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth.
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This book is definitely worth the read. It not all happy sunshine and rainbows, it is reality for the times. Ada lives on one side of the Berlin wall, while Stefan (the boy Ada loves) lives on the other side. They only get to see each other 4 times a year and Ada wants Stefan to escape his side and come to her. It isn't only about their love story but what happens in their lives that really grips you. You want to keep reading because you have to know if Stefan will make it over to the other side to be with Ada or will he give up.
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