![]() ![]() Teens who stick with the challenging prose will be richly rewarded with a unique, passionate story illuminating a fascinating time and place. ![]() It's an intense, absorbing read that shows how the personal and political can be fused together, and how small, personal acts can have life-changing implications for many people. Yet the overall tone of the story is of strength and hope. Life in the grim shadow of the Berlin Wall is vividly reflected in Kephart’s moving exploration in two voices. Though the violence is described in small details and references, it's gut-wrenching and emotionally difficult. ![]() Parents need to know that Beth Kephart's Going Over portrays harsh experiences on both sides of the Berlin Wall in the early 1980s: political oppression, of course, along with murder, rape, depression, and domestic abuse. Ada's mother gets drunk and is helped home.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Ada briefly refers to "hashish entrepreneurs" who live in the slums, and one of her co-workers smokes. ![]()
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