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Summary:

I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side - the Communist side - of the Iron Curtain. Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Si;s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities - creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed.

Author/Creator:

Sís, Peter, 1949-

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The wall: growing up behind the Iron Curtain [by Sís, P.]

Subjects:

Sís, Peter, 1949- — Childhood and youth — Juvenile literature

Illustrators — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature

Authors, American — 20th century — Biography — Juvenile literature

Czech Americans — Biography — Juvenile literature

Czechoslovakia — Social conditions — 1945-1992 — Juvenile literature

Czechoslovakia — History — 1945-1992 — Juvenile literature

Sís, Peter, 1949-

1900-1999

Authors, American

Czech Americans

Social conditions

Illustrators

United States

Czechoslovakia

Genres:

Biographies

History

Juvenile works

General Notes:

"Frances Foster books."
Caldecott Honor Book, 2008

Audience:

Children

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, maps ; 32 cm

Call Numbers:

J943.704092 S622w

ISBNs:

9780374347017 (hc.)
0374347018 (hc.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2006049149

OCLC Numbers:

70839815