In 1961 East Berlin, thirteen-year-old Heidi copes with the stress of a crisis with her best friend, government pressure on her father to leave his West Berlin job, her mother's pregnancy, and
the ever-present threat of the closing of the border with West Berlin.In 1961 East Berlin, thirteen-year-old Heidi copes with a crisis with her best friend, pressure on her father to leave his
West Berlin job, her mother's pregnancy, and the ever-present threat of West Berlin border closings.