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Book cover for A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Adult Book Club: Children's Literature

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen
2026-05-14 19:00:00 2026-05-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read and discuss children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Thursday, May 14
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2026-05-14 19:00:00 2026-05-14 20:00:00 America/New_York Adult Book Club: Children's Literature Read and discuss children's literature from an adult's perspective. Gum Spring Library - Meeting Room C

Gum Spring Library

Meeting Room C

Read and discuss children's literature from an adult's perspective.

Discuss A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen. 

When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz are trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic are in the West. Four years later, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.

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AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Books/Authors |

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