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Walls
L.M. Elliott
Illustrator: archival photo essay by Megan Behm
Ages: 14+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Algonguin Young Readers/Algonguin/Workman Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-64375-024-8
Keywords: Cold War, Family, Refugees, Iron Curtain, East and West Berlin
In 1960 when Drew's father is deployed to divided Berlin, his mother connects with her German relatives in the Russian sector, putting both families in jeopardy. Interlaced photo essay of political and cultural events. Afterword.