A night divided

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The work A night divided represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

A night divided

Statement of responsibility

Jennifer A. Nielsen

Creator

• trueNielsen, Jennifer A.
• Nielsen, Jennifer A.,

Author

• Nielsen, Jennifer A.,

Subject

• Young adult fiction
• true1960s -- 1960 -- 1969
• Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990 -- Fiction
• Berlin (Germany) -- History -- 1945-1990 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueBerlin Wall
• Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- Fiction
• Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, 1961-1989 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueBerlin, Germany -- History -- 1945-1990
• trueEast Germany -- History -- 20th century
• trueEscapes
• trueFamilies -- East Germany
• Families -- Germany (East) -- Juvenile fiction
• Families -- Germany | Berlin -- Juvenile fiction
• Family life -- Germany (East) -- Fiction
• Family life -- Germany | Berlin -- Fiction
• Germany (East) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• Historical fiction
• truePreteen girls
• trueSeparated friends, relatives, etc
• trueTunnels

Genre

• Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• Fiction
• Young adult fiction

Language

eng

Summary

When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz are trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic are in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom

Tone

• trueSerious

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Character

• trueCourageous
• trueSpirited

Award

• Beehive Young Adult Book Award (Utah), 2017.
• Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 2018.
• California Young Reader Medal, Middle School, 2018.
• Indian Paintbrush Book Award (Wyoming), 2017.
• Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 2018.

Awards note

Young Hoosier Middle Grades Award nominee, Grades 6-8 - 2018-2019.

Cataloging source

NJQ/DLC

Dewey number

• 813.6
• Fic

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 810
• 810L

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.N5673

LC item number

Ni 2015

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 8

Target audience

adolescent