The Wall Between Us

### ### **A stunning, exciting story from acclaimed author Dan Smith - author of the Carnegie Medal-nominated *Nisha's War*.** **BERLIN 1961** Anja and Monika live opposite each other. They play together every day, with Otto the cat. One night they wake up to bangs and shouts. Soldiers are building a huge barbed wire fence between them. A terrible forever wall that gets longer and higher until it divides the whole city. On the East side, Monika is scared - neighbours are becoming spies and there are secret police everywhere. It's Anja who spots that Otto has found a way across. If he can visit Monika, then perhaps she can too. But Anja gets trapped and there's no safe way back . . . **An emotional, atmospheric story from Carnegie Medal-nominated author Dan Smith** - **From the author of *Nisha's War*, *My Friend the Enemy* and *She Wolf*** - **A high-stakes adventure, set during the Cold War, centred on two cousins separated when the Berlin Wall is built** - **Perfect for readers aged 9 and up who may be studying the Cold War at school** **PRAISE FOR DAN SMITH:** *'Action, adventure, wolves, snow … this story has EVERYTHING. I devoured it so quickly I need to read it again.'* **EMMACARROLL on *She Wolf*** *'This book grabbed me from page one - highly recommended'* **HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY on *My Friend the Enemy***