Life Behind the Wall Review
Life Behind the Wall is written by Robert Elmer and is Christian juvenile historical fiction. It is a set and includes three books Candy Bombers, Beetle Bunker, and Smuggler's Treasure. All three of the books follow one family's story in Berlin, Germany from after World War II to after the Iron Curtain came down.
Candy Bombers is about real candy drops that happened over East Berlin. Beetle Bunker follows a thirteen year old girl who finds a underground bunker, and eventually uses it to help her family escape.
Smuggler's Treasure takes place in 1989. The third generation family member ends up uncovering deep secrets from her family's history and sees the wall be torn down.
I really enjoyed reading the series. It kept me intrigued the majority of the time. These are great stories packed with action and history. I managed to learn a few things while reading. German was used, which was a cool experience because a bit of their culture was experienced. Elmer always gave what the words meant, but always in a cool way. For example, if Guten Tag was used, the meaning would be used in a sentence such as "At least he knew the word for hello." (My own made up example.) I didn't mind that the book was written for a younger age. Juvenile fiction can be nice for a change (Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are classed this way). I also liked how the he tied the books together. Not only was the time period and family line a unifying point, but also how something would be foreshadowed in one book, but would not be revealed till the next.
I give this book 5 stars (or penguins), and would encourage you to read it.
Candy Bombers is about real candy drops that happened over East Berlin. Beetle Bunker follows a thirteen year old girl who finds a underground bunker, and eventually uses it to help her family escape.
Smuggler's Treasure takes place in 1989. The third generation family member ends up uncovering deep secrets from her family's history and sees the wall be torn down.
I really enjoyed reading the series. It kept me intrigued the majority of the time. These are great stories packed with action and history. I managed to learn a few things while reading. German was used, which was a cool experience because a bit of their culture was experienced. Elmer always gave what the words meant, but always in a cool way. For example, if Guten Tag was used, the meaning would be used in a sentence such as "At least he knew the word for hello." (My own made up example.) I didn't mind that the book was written for a younger age. Juvenile fiction can be nice for a change (Harry Potter and Percy Jackson are classed this way). I also liked how the he tied the books together. Not only was the time period and family line a unifying point, but also how something would be foreshadowed in one book, but would not be revealed till the next.
I give this book 5 stars (or penguins), and would encourage you to read it.
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