02802cam a2200409 4500 299214086 TxAuBib 20170101120000.0 060728s2007||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006049149 9780374347017 hc. 0374347018 hc. (OCoLC)70839815 DLC DLC BKX BAKER BTCTA YDXCP XY4 JED UPZ EHH DLC TxAuBib Sís, Peter, 1949- The wall : growing up behind the Iron Curtain / Peter Sís. 1st ed. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007. 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., maps ; 32 cm. "Frances Foster books.". 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. 20170101. Sís, Peter 1949- Childhood and youth Juvenile literature. Sís, Peter 1949- Illustrators United States Biography Juvenile literature. Illustrators United States. Authors, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature. Authors, American. Czech Americans Biography Juvenile literature. Picture books for children. Czechoslovakia Social conditions 1945-1992 Juvenile literature. Czechoslovakia History 1945-1992 Juvenile literature. Czechoslovakia. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-b.html Contributor biographical information https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-s.html Sample text