Noah Keller’s common, everyday American existence is smashed to smithereens the day his parents tell him his name is not actually Noah, his birthday isn’t really in March, and his brand-new home is likely to be East Berlin, on the other side of the Iron Drape. It’s 1989, and almost everywhere all around countries are remaking themselves, however in East Germany the air is filled with coal smoke cigarettes, secrets, and lies. It’s not safe to say anything aloud in the house. It’s not safe to think too much about where you about Cloud and Wallfish came from or who you used to be.

It’s also about minimal likely place in the globe for a kid from America with a lot of secrets of his own (and an Astonishing Stutter) to make a friend.

But then Noah meets Cloud-Claudia, the lonely girl who lives one ground down with her terrifying grandmother. Something provides occurred to her parents-but what?

Equipped with a half-imaginary map and a distributed fondness for rules and puzzles, Noah and Cloud-Claudia need to find their way in a global where walls-and the Wall-are closing in.

History, friendship, and intrigue collide inside a amazing novel that may have you seeing the world in a complete new way.