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The House of One Thousand Eyes Michelle Barker Books

I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

Lena Altmann is a 17 year old girl who lives in East Berlin. After her parents were killed in an explosion, Lena was forced to move in with her aunt. Lena's only respite comes when she spends her Sundays with her uncle, her aunt's brother. One day he is erased. He along with all of his possessions,and his birth records are gone. His published books have disappeared from bookstore shelves. He is just gone, disappearing without a trace.

Lena frantically searches for him but knows government spies are everywhere and she feels alone. Her aunt is a hardcore member of the Communist party. Can she trust her? Can she trust her friends? Can she trust anyone?

Through her story, Michelle Barker shows what it was like to live in the "Better Berlin" in the 1980s. She shows the rigidness, fearfulness, suspicion, and oppression of life in East Berlin.

The House of One Thousand Eyes did not feel like fiction. You could feel and hear Berlin. You could believe Lena, her uncle, and her aunt were real people and this book just captured a portion of their lives.

Although the story wraps up nicely at the end, it ends abruptly.


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The House of One Thousand Eyes Michelle Barker Books Reviews

Recently, I read a compelling historical fiction book about West Berliners and how they coped after WWII when their country was split into zones. The House of One Thousand Eyes was another captivating YA read that effectively delved into the lives of East Berliners where freedom and rights were no longer a given and every move to question truths was quickly, and sometimes permanently, silenced.

This story centered on a very selfless seventeen year old who wanted answers to her uncle’s abrupt disappearance despite the dangers to her own life. Lena was brave, yet scared, but she persevered. She even suffered through sickening sexual abuse by a high ranking Stasi. When the truth was finally exposed, Lena was faced with life altering decisions.

This was a great read and should also be used as a supplement to the Cold War curriculum. Anytime history comes alive in the classroom, is personalized, students benefit. This book will give students a much deeper meaning to two words often used and taken for granted freedom and rights.
Very highly recommended!
I was provided with a complimentary copy of this book so I could give an honest review.

Lena Altmann is a 17 year old girl who lives in East Berlin. After her parents were killed in an explosion, Lena was forced to move in with her aunt. Lena's only respite comes when she spends her Sundays with her uncle, her aunt's brother. One day he is erased. He along with all of his possessions,and his birth records are gone. His published books have disappeared from bookstore shelves. He is just gone, disappearing without a trace.

Lena frantically searches for him but knows government spies are everywhere and she feels alone. Her aunt is a hardcore member of the Communist party. Can she trust her? Can she trust her friends? Can she trust anyone?

Through her story, Michelle Barker shows what it was like to live in the "Better Berlin" in the 1980s. She shows the rigidness, fearfulness, suspicion, and oppression of life in East Berlin.

The House of One Thousand Eyes did not feel like fiction. You could feel and hear Berlin. You could believe Lena, her uncle, and her aunt were real people and this book just captured a portion of their lives.

Although the story wraps up nicely at the end, it ends abruptly.