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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

by Peter Sís

Picture book · ages 8–12 · grades 3–7 · 620L · 2007

Why we'd hand it over

A masterwork of visual autobiography that teaches Cold War history through lived experience, not textbook; Sís's intricate, layered illustrations reward rereading and conversation with an adult.

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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís (ages 8–12) — ChapterScout