The Other Side of the Wall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467760287)

Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave their home in search of greater freedoms on the other side of the Berlin Wall. But East German authorities did not allow the Schwartzes to leave for almost three years. In the meantime, Simon's parents struggled with the costs of their decision: the loss of work, the attention of the East German secret police, and the fragmentation of their family.

In his debut graphic novel, Simon Schwartz tells the true story of his parents' coming of age in East Germany, their rejection of the communist way of life, and the challenges of leaving that world behind.

Author: Simon Schwartz
ISBN-10: 1467760285
ISBN-13: 9781467760287
Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2015
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 8.82h x 7.37w x 0.23d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 171363 / Other Side of the Wall


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2015 pg. 62
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015 pg. 112
Publishers Weekly 01/19/2015
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 104
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2015 pg. 212 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw