The Girl with the Red Balloon
Readers rate it 4.2 (5 on Hardcover)
Released 2017 · Aw Teen
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This YA time-travel fantasy combines historical fiction about Cold War Berlin with magic and conspiracy elements. The story emphasizes courage, resistance to oppression, and helping others escape danger, with LGBTQ+ representation among the cast. While there is some violence and scary moments tied to the historical setting and dark magic, the tone remains hopeful rather than graphic or traumatic.
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Sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum time-travels to 1988 East Berlin, where she meets members of an underground guild who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the wall, and learns that someone is using dark magic to change history. Sixteen-year-old Ellie Baum time-travels to 1988 East Berlin, where she meets members of an underground guild who use balloons and magic to help people escape over the wall, and learns that someone is using dark magic to change history.
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- Young Adult Fiction
- Magic
- History
- Fiction
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Science fiction
- LGBTQ
- War
- Dystopian
- Teenage girls
- Conspiracies
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