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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
The Wall Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain Author:Peter Sis "He was born in the middle of Europe in the middle of the twentieth at the start of the Cold War. In his graphic memoir, Peter Sis tells what life was like for a boy who loved to draw and make music, who joined the Young Pioneers, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, passed Louis Armstrong in a snowstorm, longed for blue jeans and Beatles-... more »style boots, let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, listened to jammed radio, and traveled with the Beach Boys when they toured Czechoslovakia. Peter Sis's story of growing up under a totalitarian regime proves that creativity can be discouraged but not easilty killed and that the desire to be free came naturally to a generation of young people behind the Iron Curtain."« less
Wendy S. reviewed The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain on
I thought this book was good at telling what life was like during the Cold War. I liked the comic style pictures and the journal entries. Very relevant.