000317406 000__ 02819cam\a2200445\a\4500 000317406 001__ 317406 000317406 005__ 20210513115009.0 000317406 008__ 060728s2007\\\\nyuab\\j\\\\\\000\0aeng\\ 000317406 010__ $$a 2006049149 000317406 020__ $$a9780374347017 000317406 020__ $$a0374347018 000317406 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocm70839815 000317406 035__ $$a317406 000317406 040__ $$aDLC$$cDLC$$dBKX$$dBAKER$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dXY4$$dJED$$dUPZ$$dEHH 000317406 043__ $$an-us---$$ae-cs--- 000317406 049__ $$aISEA 000317406 05000 $$aNC975.5.S57$$bA2 2007 000317406 08200 $$a943.704092$$aB$$222 000317406 1001_ $$aSís, Peter,$$d1949- 000317406 24514 $$aThe wall :$$bgrowing up behind the Iron Curtain /$$cPeter Sís. 000317406 250__ $$a1st ed. 000317406 260__ $$aNew York :$$bFarrar, Straus and Giroux,$$c2007. 000317406 300__ $$a1 v. (unpaged) :$$bcol. ill., maps ;$$c31 cm. 000317406 500__ $$a"Frances Foster books." 000317406 520__ $$aI was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side - the Communist side - of the Iron Curtain. Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Si;s learned about beat poetry, rock 'n' roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities - creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed. 000317406 586__ $$aNew York Times Best Illustrated, 2007. 000317406 586__ $$aBoston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2008. 000317406 60010 $$aSís, Peter,$$d1949-$$xChildhood and youth$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 60011 $$aSís, Peter,$$d1949- 000317406 650_0 $$aIllustrators$$zUnited States$$vBiography$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 650_0 $$aAuthors, American$$y20th century$$vBiography$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 650_0 $$aCzech Americans$$vBiography$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 650_1 $$aIllustrators$$zUnited States. 000317406 650_1 $$aAuthors, American. 000317406 651_0 $$aCzechoslovakia$$xSocial conditions$$y1945-1992$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 651_0 $$aCzechoslovakia$$xHistory$$y1945-1992$$vJuvenile literature. 000317406 651_1 $$aCzechoslovakia. 000317406 85200 $$bcmc$$hNC975.5.S57$$iA2$$i2007 000317406 85642 $$3Contributor biographical information$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-b.html 000317406 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-d.html 000317406 85641 $$3Sample text$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0711/2006049149-s.html 000317406 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:317406$$pGLOBAL_SET 000317406 980__ $$aBIB 000317406 980__ $$aBOOK