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Robert Elmer

Middle-school students ages 8-12 can experience a story of action and adventure in Beetle Bunker, book 2 in the Wall Trilogy series which presents historically accurate fiction that brings the past to life in a kid-friendly way. In 1961 East Berlin, Sabine discovers a forgotten underground bunker that could possibly take her family under the wall to West Berlin and freedom … if they can find a way to get her across.

Beetle Bunker is perfect for:

 • kids interested in stories about spies, mysteries, adventure, and friendship
 • providing a fun and interesting series that helps students ages 8-12 understand history in a real and understandable way
 • homeschool or school libraries
 • back to school, birthdays, and holiday gifts

In Beetle Bunker, Sabine lives in 1960s East Berlin, where neighbors spy on each other, books are forbidden, and people sometimes disappear in the middle of the night … to the west side of the Berlin Wall. When Sabine discovers a forgotten underground bunker, she first uses it to escape her crowded home and comments on her physical disability, then thinks of a new use for the bunker. Could it take her family under the wall to freedom?

If you enjoyed Beetle Bunker, be sure to check out the other books in the Wall Trilogy for the entire story: Candy Bombers and Smuggler’s Treasure

McKenzie Fetters

Zonderkidz

The Wall

Beetle Bunker

Middle-school students ages 8-12 can experience a story of action and adventure in Candy Bombers, book 1 in the Wall Trilogy series that presents historically accurate fiction which brings the past to life in a kid-friendly way. Cousins Erich and Katarina find themselves trapped behind the Berlin Wall in 1948, and must find a way to survive—despite the growing dangers around them.

Candy Bombers is perfect for:

 • kids interested in stories about spies, mysteries, adventure, and friendship
 • providing a fun and interesting series that helps students ages 8-12 understand history in a real and understandable way
 • homeschool or school libraries
 • back to school, birthdays, and holiday gifts

Candy Bombers takes you to Berlin, Germany in the spring of 1948. Teenage cousins Erich and Katarina are just trying to survive Soviet isolation and starvation when they see the Americans have food. When Erich sneaks inside a US cargo plane, he is caught by an American sergeant who tries to befriend him. Though Erich has plenty of reasons to resent this man, in the end he must decide—should he cling to bitterness or learn to forgive?

If you enjoyed Candy Bombers, be sure to check out the other books in the Wall Trilogy that continue the story: Beetle Bunker and Smuggler’s Treasure

Candy Bombers

Middle-school students ages 8-12 can experience a story of action and adventure in Smuggler’s Treasure, book 3 in the Wall Trilogy series which presents historically accurate fiction that brings the past to life in a kid-friendly way. As the Cold War begins to thaw, West Berliner Liesel discovers a shocking family secret, with answers that can only be uncovered in East Berlin.

Smuggler’s Treasure is perfect for:

 • kids interested in stories about spies, mysteries, adventure, and friendship
 • providing a fun and interesting series that helps students ages 8-12 understand history in a real and understandable way
 • homeschool or school libraries
 • back to school, birthdays, and holiday gifts

In Smuggler’s Treasure, life is good for Liesl in West Germany in 1989. But as she works on a class project, she stumbles onto a startling secret no one will talk about. Will she ever learn the whole story about her family and what happened to them after the building of the Berlin Wall?

If you enjoyed Smuggler’s Treasure, be sure to check out the first two books in the Wall Trilogy for the entire story: Candy Bombers and Beetle Bunker

Smuggler's Treasure

The Wall - The book series

The Wall - The book series

The Wall books in order

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