The Balloon Sailors

by Diane Swanson

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When King Frack and King Frick divide their kingdom with a tall wall, Tamala and her family daringly ascend the wall in a hot air balloon in order to visit relatives who live on the other side. Based on a true escape over the Berlin Wall in 1979.

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When King Frack and King Frick divide their kingdom with a tall wall, Tamala and her family daringly ascend the wall in a hot air balloon in order to visit relatives who live on the other side. Based on a true escape over the Berlin Wall in 1979.

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