berlin (germany)

The author shares her story of living as a fearless Jewish bookseller trying to survive Nazi-occupied Europe.

In the days before the treacherous overnight raising of the Berlin Wall, teenaged cousins Drew, an American army brat in West Berlin, and Matthias, a young communist in East Berlin, become wary friends on opposite sides of the Cold War. Interspersed throughout the story are captioned photographs from the era.

In Berlin on the cusp of World War II, eighteen-year-old Hilde leaves her orphanage and takes a job at a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers where she finally finds a place to belong until seeds of unrest force her to decide what's best for her future.

In 1961 Berlin, twins Rudi, a photographer, and Peter, an actor, live in different sectors of a divided Berlin after the sudden divorce of their parents, where they are forced to choose between playing by the rules and taking their dreams underground.

Charlotte Kraus would follow Angelika Haas anywhere. Which is how she finds herself in an underground club one Friday night the summer before World War II, dancing to contraband American jazz and swing music, suddenly feeling that anything might be possible. Unable to resist the allure of sharing this secret with Geli, Charlie returns to the club again and again, despite the dangers of breaking the Nazi Party's rules. Soon, terrified by the tightening vise of Hitler's power, Charlie and the other Swingjugend are drawn to larger and larger acts of rebellion. But the war will test how much they are willing to risk--and to lose.

Discusses the efforts the Allies made in keeping the population of West Berlin alive during the summer of 1948. Explores the individual heroism, politics, and daily life in the face of a Russian blockage.

"On her eighteenth birthday, Hilde leaves her orphanage in 1930s Berlin, and heads out into the world to discover her place in it. But finding a job is hard, at least until she stumbles into Caf? Lila, a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers. Rosa, one of the club's waitresses and performers, immediately takes Hilde under her wing. As the caf? denizens slowly embrace Hilde, and she embraces them in turn, she discovers her voice and her own blossoming feelings for Rosa. But Berlin is in turmoil. Between the elections, protests in the streets, worsening antisemitism and anti-homosexual sentiment, and the beginning seeds of unrest in Caf? Lila itself, Hilde will have to decide what's best for her future...and what it means to love a place on the cusp of war"--From the publisher's web site.

A graphic novel chronicling the lives of the author and illustrator's parents in East Germany, before the Berlin Wall fell, while the Socialist Unity Party of Germany was in power. Explores the hardships of life under communism and why the author's parents tried to leave and get into West Germany.

"In the destroyed city of Berlin in 2039, Ana is fifteen years old and struggles to survive. The weather makes life difficult, there is not enough food for everyone and the freedom they once knew is non-existent. The city and its civil life disappeared completely; Now, after years of war, the inhabitants are subject to the orders of a strict military regime. Immersed in this bleak universe, Ana achieves the impossible: recover the Internet connection and, against the rules established by the dictatorship, begins to write a blog. Soon Ben contacts her, with whom he first chats and then meets in person. Ana is strong and, despite the harshness of her reality, she looks for a world that is not only different but better, driven by the memories of those that are no longer there, friendship and ... love"--Translated from OCLC.