Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Familys Daring Escape from East Germany [Berlin W

"[T]hrilling. . . 'Flight for Freedom' manages to be suspenseful, as well as beautifully presented. It's timely, too."- Wall Street Journal, "These events seem too incredible to be true, but they really happened. The dramatic exit and daring flight will hold readers in suspense. . . [ Flight for Freedom ], like The Wall by Peter S?s, will encourage [young readers] to learn more [about the Cold War]."- School Library Journal, " Flight for Freedom is a model historical picture book. Older readers (and adults!) are likely to want to learn more. [T]his gem of a book brings the historical setting vividly to life under its own steam."- Booklist , Starred Review, "[T]hrilling. . . 'Flight for Freedom' manages to be suspenseful, as well as beautifully presented. It's timely, too."- Wall Street Journal -- -, " Flight for Freedom is a model historical picture book. Older readers (and adults!) are likely to want to learn more. [T]his gem of a book brings the historical setting vividly to life under its own steam."- Booklist , Starred Review -- -, "These events seem too incredible to be true, but they really happened. The dramatic exit and daring flight will hold readers in suspense. . . [ Flight for Freedom ], like The Wall by Peter Sís, will encourage [young readers] to learn more [about the Cold War]."- School Library Journal -- -, "This thrilling account, based on an event that took place in 1979, offers young readers a sense of why a family might risk everything to emigrate."- Shelf Awareness -- -, "This thrilling account, based on an event that took place in 1979, offers young readers a sense of why a family might risk everything to emigrate."- Shelf Awareness, "These events seem too incredible to be true, but they really happened. The dramatic exit and daring flight will hold readers in suspense. . . [ Flight for Freedom ], like The Wall by Peter Sís, will encourage [young readers] to learn more [about the Cold War]."- School Library Journal