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1961年，柏林圍牆一夜升起。葛塔的世界，被硬生生劃成東與西。父親與哥哥滯留西柏林，她與母親、弟弟困在東柏林。士兵持槍巡邏，鄰居彼此猜疑——整座城市像一座監牢。直到某天上學途中，葛塔看見父親站在西邊瞭望台，用奇怪的動作比劃著訊號。她明白了：父親要她挖地道，逃出去。但只要被發現，代價就是死亡。在監視與背叛無所不在的年代，自由，必須用勇氣換取。With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are prisoners in their own city.But one day, while on her way to school, Gerta spots her father on a viewing platform on the western side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Then, when she receives a mysterious drawing, Gerta puts two and two together and concludes that her father wants Gerta and Fritz to tunnel beneath th

★《紐約時報》暢銷作家震撼人心之作★真實歷史改編──立陶宛「書籍走私者」地下行動★禁書年代 × 少女逃亡 × 祕密反抗網絡★當語言被奪走，書本就是最後的火種1893年，立陶宛。俄羅斯哥薩克士兵佔領土地，禁止語言、宗教與書籍。連說自己的母語，都可能招來災禍。奧德拉知道父母正在從事祕密行動——直到某夜士兵闖入家門，她被迫帶著一個神祕包裹逃離。逃亡意味著拋下父母。但留下，可能什麼都無法改變。在荒野與邊境之間，她接觸到地下書籍走私網絡——那些冒死保存文字與文化的人們。也終於明白：一本書，能比武器更有力量。New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen transports readers to a corner of history with this inspiring story of a girl who discovers the strength of her people united in resisting oppression.Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian -- they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous.In June 1893, when Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra's parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible

★《紐約時報》暢銷作家最動人的戰爭群像小說★五個孩子 × 五個國家 × 一場改變世界的戰爭★在烽火之中，寫下勇氣與選擇的交會★繼《A Night Divided》《Rescue》後，再創歷史小說高峰第一次世界大戰席捲歐洲。在不同國家、不同立場的五個孩子，被戰火推向命運的邊緣。來自奧匈帝國的菲利克斯，想鼓起勇氣阻止猶太人被驅逐；英國女孩卡拉，夢想成為紅十字會護士；法國的茱麗葉，只盼家人能在漫長戰役中平安團聚；德國少女艾莎，把希望寄託在信鴿身上；俄羅斯男孩狄米崔，被送往前線，甚至沒有武器。他們各自渺小，卻都握著彼此未來的關鍵。當命運之風交會，勇氣將成為唯一的方向。Jennifer A. Nielsen, author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I who each hold the key to each other’s futures... if they are lucky -- and brave -- enough to find each other.World War I stretches its cruel fingers across Europe, where five kids feel war's scarcity and challenges in different ways.Felix, from Austria-Hungary, wants the courage to fight against Jewish deportations before his own family can be taken.Kara, from Britain, wants to be a Red Cross nurse.Juliette, of France, hopes her family can remain knitted together in the face of the war's longest battle.Elsa, from Germany, hopes her homing pigeon might one day bring her a fri