Only those who experienced the GDR can describe it credibly. Today marks 35 years since the fall of the Wall. Children know the GDR only from hearsay. The author was ten when the Wall fell. She recounts the GDR from its beginnings until the end in 1989. She talks about the construction of the Wall, economic plans, and the Stasi. And she shares her own experiences from the time when the history of the GDR was also her history: from the Sandman and the Thälmann pioneers, from shortages of goods, West packages, and flag ceremonies.