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Nurse’s Corner

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Name of the Student: Mario D’itria Class:4R
Title: The Balloon Sailors
Author: Diane Swanson

Genre: Historical Fiction

Describe your favourite or least favourite character in the book:

My favourite character is Tamala because she came up with the idea to make a
hot air balloon to go over the wall.

A Concise summary:

The book starts with a normal family of 5 and a dog living peacefully until the
kingdom is divided by a wall, so the family can’t go to their jobs until the kids
send a message to their grandma using a balloon. Tamala gets the idea to

make a hot air balloon to go over the wall, against all odds they finish the hot
air balloon and go over the wall to their grandma.

Would you recommend this book to anyone? If yes, why?

I would recommend this people to people who want to learn about the Berlin
wall because this book is based on a true story that happened during the

1960s.

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