Growing up during the Cold
War in Soviet-ruled Czechoslovakia, the author tells the story of his life
behind the Iron Curtain, where children were taught to report their parents to
authorities, anything deemed Western or American was forbidden, and many longed
to be free. This book exists on several reading levels—there is the simple
story at the bottom of the page that complements the author’s illustrations,
and then there are the additional blurbs and comments written throughout the
story that give it much more depth and meaning for more advanced readers. While younger readers may not fully
comprehend the story in its entirety the first time through, as they grasp the
story’s meaning they can reread it with the additional commentary and get a
better picture of the story as a whole.
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