The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0374347018 ISBN13: 9780374347017 Release Date: August 2007 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) Length: 56 Pages Weight: 1.15 lbs. Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.4" x 12.2" Age Range: 8 to 12 years Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7 A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER "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 S s 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. S 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