Candy Bombers, book 1 in the Wall Trilogy series, follows cousins Erich and Katarina as they struggle to survive in a city still devastated by World War II.
Candy Bombers takes readers to Berlin, Germany in the spring of 1948. Teenage cousins Erich and Katarina are just trying to survive Soviet isolation and starvation when they see that Americans have food. Erich sneaks inside a U.S. cargo plane where he is caught by a sympathetic American sergeant who tries to befriend him. Though Erich has plenty of reasons to resent this man, in the end he must decide—should he cling to bitterness or learn to forgive?
Candy Bombers:
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<li>Is written for young readers aged 9-12</li>
<li>Important historical fiction genre</li>
<li>Is the first book in the Wall Trilogy series</li>
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Candy Bombers (The Wall Series, Book 1)

Children's Books

Elmer, Robert

Literature & Fiction

Zonderkidz

Beetle Bunker, book 2 in the Wall Trilogy series, takes young readers and history buffs to Berlin, Germany in 1961. 
In Beetle Bunker Sabine lives in East Berlin in 1961, where neighbors spy on each other, books are forbidden, and sometimes people disappear in the middle of the night … to the west side of the Berlin Wall. When Sabine discovers a forgotten underground bunker, she first uses it to escape her crowded home then thinks of a new use for the bunker. Could it take her family under the Wall to freedom?
Beetle Bunker:
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<li>Is written for young readers aged 9-12</li>
<li>Important historical fiction genre</li>
<li>Is the second book in the Wall Trilogy series</li>
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Beetle Bunker (The Wall Series, Book 2)

With historic events swirling around her in the city of West Berlin in 1989, Liesl looks for the truth about family in Smuggler’s Treasure, book 3 in the Wall Trilogy series.
In Smuggler’s Treasure, life is good for Liesl in West Germany in 1989. As Liesl works on a class project about the history of the Berlin Wall, she stumbles onto a startling secret no one will talk about. Will she ever learn the whole story about her family and what happened after the building of the Berlin Wall?
Smuggler’s Treasure:
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<li>Is written for young readers aged 9-12</li>
<li>Important historical fiction genre</li>
<li>Is the first book in the Wall Trilogy series</li>
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Smuggler's Treasure (The Wall Series, Book 3)

The way B.J. saw it, getting into heaven was sort of like sneaking into a movie. 'What's the story about God creating the world?' Jessica asked. 'Did it really take six days?' How would you respond? Stories like these in Off My Case for Kids will get you thinking about your faith. You learned answers to some pretty tough questions in Lee Strobel's 'Case' books. Now it's time to see how all this applies to your real life. In this book you'll find stories about faith skeptics along with ways to practice answering tough questions. So dive in and get the skeptics off your case!

Off My Case for Kids: 12 Stories to Help You Defend Your Faith (Case for... Series for Kids)

Strobel, Lee

Religions

What would it be like if Jesus had come to another planet?Oriannon is living the good life on the bright side of Corista, a small planet circling three suns. But things get crazy for the teen when a new music teacher arrives at her school with strange songs and even stranger ideas. Soon Oriannon is pressured to spy on her teacher, Jesmet, by using her powers to record everything she sees and hears.Could Jesmet really be a faithbreaker, like Oriannon's friend Margus says? She's not so sure, but her life is turned upside-down when she loses her way on the dark side of the planet and is taken in by an odd, cliff-dwelling people. And when her new friends face a deadly threat, can the once self-centered Oriannon follow her heart. . . and save half the planet?Program Summary Field:Those who live in lush comfort on the bright side of the small planet Corista have plundered the water resources of Shadowside for centuries, ignoring the existence of Shadowside’s inhabitants, who are nothing more than animals. Or so the Brightsiders have been taught. It will take a special young woman to expose the truth―and to help avert the war that is sure to follow.

Trion Rising (The Shadowside Trilogy, Book 1)

Teen & Young Adult

This is the story of Oriannon, a very human-looking girl with an extraordinary gift: the ability to record what she sees and experiences like the hard drive of a computer. When the mysterious Jesmet, thought to be a Magician in the Old Order, begins to connect with Oriannon, he is banished to Corista’s Shadowside. On another planet, the new faith of its first Believers is tested in the shadow of evil In book two, readers can contemplate how biblical truths translate in another world. The planet of Corista has been thrown off its axis, and the bright side has been plunged into perpetual darkness. Are the Owling people of Shadowside to blame? With both sides of the planet in chaos, the world becomes even more confusing for 15-year-old Oriannon when her former music mentor Jesmet miraculously returns from the dead and promises his followers a special power called the Wind. But his is not the only offer of hope. Sola, Corista’s charismatic head of Security, proposes the “ultimate solution” for peace, and she recruits Oriannon to help her carry out a seemingly perfect plan. But Oriannon’s closest friends are skeptical and try to convince her that the plan involves evil acts against the Owling. Should Oriannon trust the feelings of her friends? Will she embrace Sola’s solution as the answer to the world’s dilemma? Or will she believe the promise of an Owling holy man before she can no longer discern between light and darkness?

The Owling (The Shadowside Trilogy, Book 2)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

Those who live in lush comfort on the bright side of the small planet Corista have plundered the water resources of Shadowside for centuries, ignoring the existence of Shadowside’s inhabitants, who are nothing more than animals. Or so the Brightsiders have been taught. It will take a special young woman to expose the truth―and to help avert the war that is sure to follow. A course they can’t choose, a warning no one will believe…Oriannon and her friends Margus and Wist hurtle through space on a dangerous mission, guided by the pilot stone. Their enemy, Sola, is on board as well, and Oriannon soon begins to regret rescuing the blind woman from battle. As the odd crew flies from way station to way station, Oriannon delivers the warning she received from Jesmet―a race called the Troikans is coming to destroy Corista. At each location, Oriannon is met with the same disbelief: no one has seen a Troikan in years. Soon, even Oriannon begins to wonder if the threat is real. Are her visits from Jesmet only a hallucination? Oriannon must find the faith to race toward a destination only she can see.

Beyond Corista (3) (The Shadowside Trilogy)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Graphic Novels

Cut off by the Iron Curtain
This epic tale extends across generations and unfolds against the backdrop of a dangerous Cold War Berlin. This historically accurate, action-packed, three-books-in-one edition features three generations of resourceful teens living in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.
Titles include:
Candy Bombers: In spring 1948, teenage cousins Erich and Katarina are simply trying to survive in war-ravaged Berlin when the Soviets blockade the east side of the city, isolating its citizens―and starving them―behind the Iron Curtain.
Beetle Bunker: In August 1961, Sabine discovers a forgotten underground bunker. Though she first uses it to escape her crowded home, she soon realizes her hideout could possibly take her family under the wall to West Berlin and freedom!
Smuggler's Treasure: In spring 1989, life is good in West Germany, and even the Cold War seems to be thawing in the warmer weather. But as Liesl works on a class project about the history of the wall, she stumbles onto a startling secret no one will talk about.

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

Can a simple life make this celebrity happy?

The Celebrity

Alive Communication Inc

Race to Wallaby Bay (Adventures Down Under #5)

Thirteen-year-old Patrick McWaid and his entire family must rush to raise his grandfather's paddle steamer from the river bottom, repair her and deliver her to her new half owner or his grandfather will lose his remaining half ownership. Along the way they face adventures typical of Australia in the 1860s.In Australia in the 1860s, thirteen-year-old Patrick McWaid and his family rush to raise his grandfather's paddle steamer from the river bottom, repair her, and deliver her to her new half owner before his grandfather loses his remaining half ownership

Action & Adventure

Bethany House Pub

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