{"product_id":"through-the-wall-paperback-2","title":"Through the Wall - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlida Sims Malkus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVictor A. Prezio\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Hansi must find his way through the Berlin Wall-the concrete wall topped with barbed wire that callously divides the German people. It is his parents' wish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to escape from communist-controlled East Berlin, to safety and freedom in West Berlin, Hansi searches for the right spot and the right moment, although he's gripped by both fear and hunger. His father has been unjustly shipped to Siberia by the People's Police, his mother is gone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe conflict between East and West Berlin, of the German people divided, illustrates the difference between democracies of the free world and the communist world controlled by Russia. With realism and understanding, Alida Sims Malkus writes of this historical 1960s event which is not often mentioned in children's literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe events in this book take place starting in the summer of 1962, less than a year after construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961, by the East German government. 1962 is also when the book was written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal illustrations by Victor A. Prezio, and a two page map of East-West Berlin by Charles E. Pont. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47314099077369,"sku":"9798888182185","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NTV8owyzo-9798888182185.webp?v=1769407764","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/through-the-wall-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}