Parents need to know that a night divided by jenniefer a. One day gerda has a normal life, the next half of her family is separated by a wall. Terrific this is a great historical fiction for readers of age 12 to about 100. Please note that the lexile measures for a small population of books have been recently updated. Complete list of kids book series currently in our database sorted by lexile reading level. With the rise of the berlin wall, twelveyearold gerta finds her fam. Book trailer by julie hembree, seattle, wa created at. When the berlin wall went up, gerta, her mother, and her brother fritz are trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother dominic are in the westfour years later, now twelve, gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom. A map showing the boundaries of the berlin wall and the sectors into which the city was divided by the victors of world war ii.
For the next terrible year, young elie wiesel experiences the loss of everything he loves home, friends, family in an agonizing journey through birkenau, auschwitz, buna, and buchenwald. The night gardener lexile find a book metametrics inc. Created by bookish babes view on bookish babes share. With the rise of the berlin wall, twelveyearold gerta finds her family suddenly divided. Jennifers breakout book was elliot and the goblin war of the underworld chronicles. A small package arrived the next morning from the post. Includes exclusive bonus content with the rise of the berlin wall, gerta finds her family suddenly divided. A night divided scholastic gold paperback the kings.
Nielsen the ascendance trilogy is a stunning, provocative, and suspenseful book about a 12yearold girl who helps plot her familys escape from 1960s east berlin, just after the berlin wall has been erected. You can also use find a book to search for books based on text features. Similar to the reading framework, the listening framework is a scientific approach to measuring both students listening ability and complexity of audio materials on the same lexile developmental scale. Searching for books with a corresponding renaissance accelerated reader 360 quiz is easy with accelerated reader bookfinder. The true stories behind hatchet and the brian books gary paulsen t. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The greatest tragedy of our time, told through the eyes of a 15. Nielsen comes a stunning thriller about a girl who must escape to freedom after the berlin wall divides her family between east and west. With the rise of the berlin wall, twelveyearold gerta finds her family divided overnight. Use these discussion questions and extension activities to teach jennifer nielsens mark of the thief trilogy, ascendence trilogy, and the novels the scourge and a night divided. Nielsen includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 47 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. Mar 27, 2017 a night divided by jennifer nielsen is about a family who was divided when the berlin wall was put up in the middle of the night. You can search for books based on lexile codes, which provide information on the books intended usage, or find books that are easy to decode or have a lot of patterning to help beginning readers. These books are loved by advanced fifth and sixth grade readers for their unique. This 42page guide for a night divided by jennifer a. She, her mother, and her brother fritz live on the eastern side.
Students, teachers, parents, and librarians can search in english or spanish using criteria such as atos book level or a lexile measure, interest level, title, author, fictionnonfiction, subject, awardwinners, state lists, ccss exemplars, and more. The sun warmed my back as it slowly rose in the east, and i shivered against it. This is the story of gerda and how her family was split apart. Aug 25, 2015 a family is separated overnight when east berlin erects the berlin wall.
Seriously, one of the best books read thus far this year. An excellent description of communist east germany and in particular east berlin as the wall goes up dividing a family. She, her mother, and her brother fritz live on the eastern side, controlled. Book details view book information and add to the bookshelf. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Nov 11, 2015 an unofficial book trailer for the novel a night divided by jennifer nielsen. Although the vast majority of books that have lexile measures did not change, a small subset of books required updated lexile measures. Gerta, the main character, who narrates the story is in the east with her mother and older brother. Located near the top of our book search tool, you can quickly find a book s lexile measure by entering a book s title, author or isbn. It was labeled for me and had a return address and writing on it that i didnt recognize. This early morning light had not ended the long, dark night.
She, her mother, and her brother fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the soviets. Night of the howling dogs lexile find a book metametrics. One night the father decides they should move to the west because of a bad feeling hes having about east germanys government. The jews of sighet, hungary are rounded up and driven into nazi concentration camps. Enhancements were made to more precisely measure materials read in k2 classrooms. A night divided joins the scholastic gold line, which features awardwinning and beloved novels. A night divided is a book that should be read by every historical fiction fan and every social studies classroom. Audiobook published by scholastic audio from new york times bestselling author jennifer a. All you need is a book s author, title or isbn number to find the lexile text measure of that book. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Nielsen, begins with a normal family living in east berlin. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. A night divided scholastic gold by nielsen, jennifer a.
One night her farther decides to go to west germany to convice her mom to move there. A night divided by scholastic book fairs jessica hemby. If you want to know whether a specific book is within a students lexile range, you can use our quick search feature l ocated on our lexile find a book tool. A stunning thriller from nyt bestselling author jennifer a. An unofficial book trailer for the novel a night divided by jennifer nielsen. The day that divided a city, and eventually a country. A night divided scholastic gold paperback left bank books. In september 1961, a woman talks to her relatives through the barbedwire fence separating east and west berlin. The book is told by gerta, who struggles under the oppressiveness of the gdr while attempting to dig a tunnel to the other side with hopes to unite her divided. Nov 29, 2016 a night divided book summary the book a night divided by jennifer a. A night divided is about a girl named gerta whose family is divided in half when the berlin wall went up. Discover the best books online or at your local bn bookstoreshop over 6 million books and 4.
Nielsen narrated by kate simses book published by scholastic inc. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. The provided historical pictures and map prior to the story prepare the readers for the somber yet hopeful mood of the book and many of the quotes at each chapters beginning will stay with you. Title author name lexile levels reading level points words type. With the rise of the berlin wall, gerta finds her family suddenly divided. Nielsen about a girl who must escape to freedom after the berlin wall divides her family between east and west. Library book trailers manassas city public schools. East berlin border guards add barbed wire to the wall in november 1961. Look up a books measure if you want to know whether a specific book is within your childs lexile range, you can use our lexile find a book tool. For readers like this, i worry less about what lexile or guided reading level a specific book is and look for books that will offer them a. Goodreads members who liked a night divided also liked. Find books like a night divided from the worlds largest community of readers. Visit for more information about the lexile framework for reading. Book scavenger jennifer chambliss bertman j cha 810.
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