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The wall growing up behind the Iron Curtain

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 gia...

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Main Author: Sís, Peter, 1949-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
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Sís, Peter, > 1949- > Juvenile nonfiction.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile.
Czech Americans > Biography > Juvenile.
Illustrators > Juvenile nonfiction.
Caldecott honor book.
Czechoslovakia > Social conditions > 1945-1992 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Czechoslovakia > History > 1945-1992 > Juvenile nonfiction.
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From The Wall "When my American family goes to visit my Czech family in the colorful city of Prague , it is hard to convince them it was ever a dark place full of fear, suspicion, and lies. I find it difficult to explain my childhood; it's hard to put it into words, and since I have always drawn everything, I have tried to draw my life-- before America --for them." --P.S. Excerpted from The Wall: Growing up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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