The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain
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The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain
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- Label
- The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain
- Title remainder
- growing up behind the Iron Curtain
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Sís
- Subject
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- trueCold War
- trueBiographies -- Arts | Writing | Authors and illustrators
- trueCzech Americans -- Biography
- Czech Americans -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Czechoslovakia
- trueCzechoslovakia -- History -- 1945-1992
- Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1945-1992 -- Juvenile literature
- trueCzechoslovakia -- Social conditions -- 1945-1992
- Czechoslovakia -- Social conditions -- 1945-1992 -- Juvenile literature
- trueGovernment and politics -- Europe | Czechoslovakia
- trueHistory books -- World -- Twentieth century -- Cold War
- Illustrators -- United States
- trueIllustrators -- United States -- Biography
- Illustrators -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueNarrative nonfiction for kids and teens
- trueSis, Peter, 1949- -- Childhood and youth
- Sís, Peter, 1949-
- Sís, Peter, 1949- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature
- Authors, American
- trueAuthors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- trueBiographies
- trueBiographies -- Arts | Visual arts
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Award
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- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2008
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2007
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, 2008.
- New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books: 2007
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2008.
- YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens, 2008
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2008
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 943.704092
- B
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
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- AD 760
- AD760L
- Intended audience source
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- Lexile
- Lexile
- LC call number
- NC975.5.S57
- LC item number
- A2 2007
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 760
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
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- 4
- 12
- Target audience
- juvenile
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