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GOING OVER—a book about the Berlin Wall in 1983—is told in two alternating voices. There's Ada, a pink-haired graffiti artist who lives in the west. And then there's Stefan, Ada's boyfriend, who lives with his grandmother among Stasi spies in the east. Ada is desperate for Stefan to leave his static life, his going-nowhere job at the ice factory, his thwarted dreams, and join her in the west. Stefan, however, has seen, first-hand, the consequences of such risk taking. GOING OVER reflects an important era (for this is the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall) and is based on an actual escape. But most important, it is a story about divisions, about risk, about love. It is a story ultimately alive and relevant in this still divided world of ours. GOING OVER has received three starred reviews and is a Junior Library Guild selection.

The challenge: Write a letter a day, for thirty days to: Day 1 - Your Best Friend Day 2 - Your Crush Day 3 - Your parents Day 4 - Your sibling (or closest relative) Day 5 - Your dreams Day 6 - A stranger Day 7 - Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush Day 8 - Your favourite internet friend Day 9 - Someone you wish you could meet Day 10 - Someone you don't talk to as much as you'd like to Day 11 - A Deceased person you wish you could talk to Day 12 - The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain Day 13 - Someone you wish could forgive you Day 14 - Someone you've drifted away from Day 15 - The person you miss the most Day 16 - Someone that's not in your state/country Day 17 - Someone from your childhood Day 18 - The person that you wish you could be Day 19 - Someone that pesters your mind-good or bad Day 20 - The one that broke your heart the hardest Day 21 - Someone you judged by their first impression Day 22 - Someone you want to give a second chance to Day 23 - The last person you kissed Day 24 - The person that gave you your favourite memory Day 25 - The person you know that is going through the worst of times Day 26 - The last person you made a pinky promise to Day 27 - The friendliest person you knew for only one Day 28 - Someone that changed your life Day 29 - The person that you want tell everything to, but too afraid to Day 30 - Your reflection in the mirror