Life Behind the Wall, Robert Elmer
Life Behind the Wall, Robert Elmer
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Life Behind the Wall
Candy Bombers, Beetle Bunker, and Smuggler's Treasure

Author: Robert Elmer

Narrator: McKenzie Fetters

Unabridged: 10 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zonderkidz

Published: 06/01/2021

Synopsis

In this three-book collection of historical fiction stories centered on life behind the Berlin Wall in East Germany between 1948 and 1989, middle school readers 8-12 can experience action-packed, suspenseful, and historically accurate stories that bring history to life from a kids’ perspective.Life Behind the Wall is perfect for:kids interested in stories about spies, mysteries, adventure, and friendshipproviding a fun and interesting series that helps readers 8-12 understand history in a real and understandable wayhomeschool or school librariesback to school reading, birthdays, and holiday giftsIncluded in this three-in-one collection are the titles Candy Bombers, Beetle Bunker, and Smuggler’s Treasure, which together follow a family from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall, with each entertaining story highlighting what kids experienced at key moments in history.

About Robert Elmer

Robert Elmer lives in the Seattle area with his wife and their little white dog, Farragut, who is named for the famous admiral. He is the author of over fifty books, most of them for younger readers (but some for grown-ups, as well). He enjoys sailing in the San Juan Islands, exploring the Pacific Northwest with his wife, and spending time with their three kids – along with a growing number of little grandkids.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Violet on May 12, 2014

Life Behind the Wall is a collection of three novella-length stories for the YA crowd. Each is set in part of Berlin in a different time period between 1948 and 1989. Book One, Candy Bomber, begins in the summer of 1948. Erich Becker, a 13-year-old Berlin resident, hates the Americans whose bombs wre......more

Goodreads review by Nancy on May 26, 2014

A Family Struggles with Life Behind the Berlin Wall Stretching from 1948 to 1989, Life Behind the Wall, tells the story of three generations of one family caught up in the turmoil in Berlin after World War II. The book consists of three self contained stories set in different time periods. In the fir......more

Goodreads review by Hallie on August 27, 2016

I absolutely loved the stories of Robert Elmer’s Life Behind the Wall. Elmer engages a period in history that I have not seen portrayed a lot in literature (but I could just be picking up the wrong books…) and engrossed me in the experience of it all. Each of his stories, filled with fast-paced dang......more

Goodreads review by Allison on January 26, 2018

Couldn’t Put Down This book is about a family who lived in Berlin during the Cold War. Starting during the Airlift and ending when the wall came down, this book leads u through every major event during that time period. This book is so accurate on what happened that it feels like your really there. L......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on June 18, 2023

This book didn’t have enough “meat” to it in my opinion. I read quite a few middle grade and ya books and they all seem to have more description and delve deep into the time period they are written. This lacked specifics for me and also had situations and language that were too modern for the time p......more

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