The Other Side of the Wall

By Simon Schwartz

Book Overview

A memoir from a talented graphic novelist that explores an important period in history from a personal perspective.Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in the GDR (East Germany). One and a half years later, he left the country with his parents, and the family resettled in West Berlin. As political dissidents, his parents experienced harassment by the Stasi and a lack of understanding from members of their own family. This striking graphic novel memoir chronicles the family's difficult journey to get to the other side of the Berlin Wall.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146775840X
• ISBN13: 9781467758406
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Graphic Universe (TM)
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary