A review by afro8921
Cloud and Wallfish by Anne Nesbet

3.0

What if everything you believed about yourself is a lie. What if your parents tell you that your birthday, name, and history has to be changed for your safety. This is exactly what happens to 11 year old Noah, an ordinary boy living with his mom and dad. Noah gets a surprise when his mother and father pick him up from school and tell him that they are moving to Berlin, Germany that very day. It's 1989 and Noah will be living in East Berlin, a communist republic. Noah will have to learn to remember his new identity and how to live in a country that views him and his family as a threat. The only bright spot in the new country is his friendship with Cloud Claudia, another displaced youth. Good book for historical fiction readers. The author's note at the end of the story really brings to light the turmoil experienced by the citizens at the time.