Book Talk - John Zalazinski - Week of 2/2/15 to 2/6/15

Book Talk Transcript

2/4/15

By: John Zalazinski

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

The title of this book is call The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sis. The genre of this book is Children's Literature and Nonfiction. It takes place in Berlin during the Cold War when the Berlin Wall was still up. The main character is actually the author who has written this book in order to tell people about his early years of life during the Cold War. He also uses art to escape from what is happening around him. The conflict is that Peter is trying to live through the hardships of living behind the Berlin Wall. It seems to be sad at times when people die or certain actions are not allowed. The theme of this book is that it is hard living through stuff like war, death, and separation from other family members.

I like this book because it really gives you an insight about what life was like during that time and how hard it might and/or would've been. What I remember most about the book was that he drew to keep himself occupied and away from difficult news or worries. He also wrote in his journal that he had during his spare time and what happened that day. I recommend this book because it is really interesting to know what it was like back then and you'd know why so many people had a hard time living in Berlin during the years of the Cold War. The viewer should get this book because it gives more information about the Berlin Wall than you might already know.