A Night Divided

A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen

Greta is a young girl living in Soviet controlled East Germany who wakes up one morning to find a ‘wall’ separating her from her brother and father who were visiting the West the day before. As Greta, her other brother and mother become threatened by the Statsi, Greta see’s her father through the break in the wall and uses his clues to plan an escape. 

This story reveals the brutality of the Soviet government and the desperation of those who were imprisoned in the East when the wall was built.

From School Library Journal ~ “A fast-paced and thrilling read with twists and turns that never let up!”

The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson

Do you enjoy reading about the supernatural? Have you heard or read about Jack the Ripper?

Do you like mysteries? Thrillers, romance? If you said yes to any of these questions, this book is for you.

Rory is from Louisiana and on her way to a London Boarding School. The day she arrives is also the day that starts a series of brutal murders that break out all over the city.The murders mimic the Jack the Ripper spree from over a hundred years ago.

If this book interests you, come to the library and check it out! It is the first in a series called the Shades of London.