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Wall Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain, The
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading List: 5.2. Author: Peter Sis. Key Award: Caldecott Honor. Many Awards.

“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 Sís 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. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities—creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed.

By joining memory and history, Sís takes us on his extraordinary journey: from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art.
Lincoln A Photobiography by Russell Freedman
Lincoln: A Photobiography
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Interest: Grades 4-8. Reading Level: 7.7. Author: Russell Freedman. Key Award: Newbery Medal.

A description of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln includes his presidential years and also reflects on the latest scholarly thoughts about our Civil War president.
Death Be Not Proud by John Gunther
Death Be Not Proud
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Interest: Grades: 9-12. Reading Level: 8.0. Mature Content. Author: John J. Gunther.

Johnny Gunther was only seventeen years old when he died of a brain tumor. During the months of his illness, everyone near him was unforgettably impressed by his level-headed courage, his wit and quiet friendliness, and, above all, his unfaltering patience through times of despair. This deeply moving book is a father's memoir of a brave, intelligent, and spirited boy.
Invincible Louisa, The Story of the Author of Little Women
Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women
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Interest: Grades 9-12. Reading Level: 8.0. Author: Cornelia Meigs. Key Award: Newbery Medal.

The fascinating life of Louisa May Alcott, from her happy childhood to her successful career as a writer. Children who loved Little Women will enjoy reading about the real-life Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy.