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Summary Of A Night Divided By Jennifer A. Nielsen

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“A Night Divided” written by Jennifer A. Nielsen, took place in Berlin, Germany, after World War Two. August 13, 1961, the German Democratic Republic, also known as the GDR built the Berlin Wall, it divided the East from the West. In Germany, it had Four Sectors, French, British, and American for the West side. As for the East, it was the Soviet Sector. The East side is going through tough times, Germans were starving to death, some people where arrested, some people where killed, and people trying to escape from this horrible place they once called home. In the book, Gerta’s apartment is near the Berlin Wall, while the Wall was in the process of building, she heard the hammering and footsteps of the GDR. Anna, her best friend, had a clear

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