germany

Set during the emotionally charged time of Germany's reunification, this novel follows the story of 16-year-old Karl Neumann, who leaves his East German home to pursue his dream of becoming a professional soccer player in the West. He carries with him a piece of the Berlin Wall, which he refers to as his "Martin Rock," in remembrance of his brother who was shot down as he tried to scale the wall and escape.

Mimi's plans to spend the summer after tenth grade in Berlin with her mother change suddenly when she runs off to London, moves in with her school friend Lily and the wealthy and well-connected family she is staying with, and takes an internship at a gossip magazine.

Young Daniel Kraushaar and his friends dream of joining the Hitler Youth in 1930s Germany, but when Daniel learns his mother is Jewish his connections to the Nazis will have fateful consequences.