Flight for Freedom, Kristen Fulton
Flight for Freedom, Kristen Fulton
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Flight for Freedom
The Wetzel Family's Daring Escape from East Germany

Author: Kristen Fulton

Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross

Unabridged: 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 10/22/2024


Synopsis

Peter was born on the east side of Germany, the side that wasn't free. He watches news programs rather than cartoons, and wears scratchy uniforms instead of blue jeans. His family endures long lines and early curfews. But Peter knows it won't always be this way. Peter and his family have a secret. Late at night in their attic, they are piecing together a hot-air balloon—and a plan.

Can Peter and his family fly their way to freedom?

This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family, as they risk their lives for the hope of freedom in a daring escape from East Germany via a handmade hot-air balloon in 1979.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on February 23, 2021

American author Kristen Fulton and German illustrator Torben Kuhlmann join forces in this immensely engaging and informative picture-book about the 1979 escape of the Wetzel and Strelzyk families from communist East Germany to democratic West Germany. Trapped behind the Berlin Wall - according to th......more

Goodreads review by Christian on October 14, 2020

While I have been one to keep up with current events from childhood and understood the significance of the Fall of the Berlin Wall from a wider perspective; it was very useful to read the historical and personal account of the Wetzel's family escape from East Germany. One can get a feel of the sense......more

Perfekte Umsetzung einer so wichtigen Geschichte! Torben Kuhlmanns Illustrationen haben die melancholische Stimmung des Buches noch einmal verstärkt und mich richtig mitfühlen lassen. Obwohl ich die Geschichte natürlich kenne und weiß wie sie ausgeht, hatte ich richtiges Herzklopfen.......more

Goodreads review by Luisa on August 07, 2023

A great picture book to introduce your younger crowd to the harrowing escape of the Wetzel and Strelzyk families from East Germany to West Germany. The explanation for the need for an escape was left at a basic level, so some further details (depending on your children’s ages) might be necessary. An......more

Goodreads review by Panda on January 22, 2023

This nonfiction picture book never actually names communism, which is a total cop-out, but it vividly portrays the differences between life in West Germany and East Germany after WWII, sharing the inspiring story of a family that escaped over the Berlin Wall in a hot air balloon. This is a fascinati......more