Describes the use of masks in ancient and contemporary societies throughout the world, including masks used in religious ceremonies, holiday celebrations, theatrical performances, and daily life.

Traces the history of the ancient Nubians and their highly developed civilization along the Nile Valley.

In 1961, thirteen-year-old Sabine, an adventurer despite being crippled by polio, finds a forgotten bunker which might allow her, her family, and friends to reach freedom by tunneling under the Berlin Wall, or might lead to far greater danger.