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