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Author Sís, Peter, 1949-

Title The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain / Peter Sís.

Imprint New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department  J 92 SIS    Check Shelf
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Children's Department  J943.704 SIS    Storage
 Bloomfield, Prosser Library - Teen  TEEN 943.71 SIS    Storage
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  JB SIS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Young Adult Materials in Adult Department  YA B SIS    Check Shelf
 Burlington Public Library - Children's Department  OVR J943.7 SIS    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J 943.7 SIS    Check Shelf
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Children's Department  PEOPLE & PLACES E SIS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Children's Department  J 943.7 SIS    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J 943.70 SIS    Check Shelf

Edition 1st ed.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 32 cm
Awards Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2008
Note "Frances Foster books."
Art techniques used: detailed yet playful drawings in pen and ink. Limited use of color to heighten the story.
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. Sís 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. By joining memory and history, Sis takes us on his extraordinary journey: from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art.--Publisher information.
Awards Caldecott Honor Book, 2008.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, 2008.
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2008.
Notable Book for a Global Society award winner, 2008
System Details Robert F. Sibert Medal, 2008.
Subject Sís, Peter, 1949- -- Childhood and youth -- Juvenile literature.
Sís, Peter, 1949-
Sís, Peter, 1949- -- barn- och ungdomsår.
Sís, Peter, 1949-
Sís, Peter, 1949- (OCoLC)fst01427835
Illustrators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Czech Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Picture books for children.
Czechoslovakia -- Social conditions -- 1945-1992 -- Juvenile literature.
Czechoslovakia -- History -- 1945-1992 -- Juvenile literature.
Illustrators -- United States.
Authors, American.
Czechoslovakia.
Tjeckoslovakien -- historia -- 1900-talet -- barn- och ungdomslitteratur.
Illustratörer -- Förenta staterna -- 1900-talet -- barn- och ungdomslitteratur.
American authors -- 20th Century -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Art.
Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
Czech Americans. (OCoLC)fst00886333
Illustrators. (OCoLC)fst00967426
Picture books for children. (OCoLC)fst01063717
Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
Czechoslovakia. (OCoLC)fst01212490
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Picture books for children.
Picture books.
Autobiographies.
Sophisticated picture books. Nz
Autobiographies. (OCoLC)fst01919894
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
Added Title Growing up behind the Iron Curtain
ISBN 9780374347017 (hc.)
0374347018 (hc.)
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