Tarissa's Reviews > Beetle Bunker

"Pretend he's not there. And Hitler will go away. Pretend it's not real. And the war will soon be over. Pretend you don't notice. And the wall won't matter so much. Pretend, pretend, pretend. And the Stasi will be nice to us. Well, it never worked that way." (Chapter 13, Beetle Bunker)

Sabine, a girl on crutches with a mind for adventure, lives in Berlin during the Cold War. As troubles of war increase, a Soviet wall is erected, cutting the city in half. Her passageway to freedom is blocked. Her family cannot escape the Iron Fist anymore. Until... Sabine make the discovery of a lifetime. An abandoned bunker with a mysterious Volkswagen inside. Could this become her family's way to freedom?

I learned much about the Cold War from reading Beetle Bunker. The Wall trilogy is awesome! I'd never heard of Freedom Tunnels before, and I didn't know that Hitler had anything to do with the production of the Volkswagen car. But now I do know these things and so many other facts too.

Great series! Can't wait to read book 3 next.