Flight for freedom: the Wetzel family's daring escape from East Germany

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Author:
Fulton, Kristen
Publisher:
Chronicle Books LLC
Publication Date:
2020
Language:
English
Lexile measure:
NC: Non-Conforming 1010L
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East Hampton Juvenile Nonfiction
J 325.21 FUL
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"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--

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Astronautics
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Europe
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Wetzel, Peter
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Contributors:
Kuhlmann, Torben,illustrator
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Kuhlmann, Torben,1982-illustrator
ISBN:
9781452149608
9781452170589
Accelerated Reader:
LG
Level 3.7, 0.5 Points
Lexile measure:
NC: Non-Conforming 1010L

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Last Grouping Update2025-06-24 01:12:21AM
Last Indexed2025-07-03 22:48:55PM

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Electronic books
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Europe
History
Hot air balloons -- Juvenile literature
Political refugees -- Germany (East) -- Juvenile literature
Political refugees -- Juvenile literature
Space sciences
Technology
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Electronic books
Emigration and immigration
Escapes
History
Hot air balloons
Political refugees
Space sciences
Technology
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