Book Descriptions
for When the Wall Came Down by Serge Schmemann
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
This compelling, first-person narrative recounts the events leading up to the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961 and its fall in 1989. Well-chosen articles and black-and-white and color photographs from the archives of the New York Times bring the story to life. Maps, a time line of twentieth-century events, suggestions for further reading, and an index supplement the text. NYPL Books for the Teen Age. The author received a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting of the reunification of Germany.
Originally published by Kingfisher Great Britain, in 2006.
From the Publisher
Now in paperback, current events get in-depth treatment in this exciting series produced in collaboration with the New York Times. First-person narratives by the world-renowned newspaper's award-winning journalists tell the stories behind the headlines.
This compelling account carries readers back to Berlin, Germany, in 1989, on the night that the Berlin Wall fell. From the moment his East German assistant bursts into his West Berlin office to tell him that the wall is open, Serge Schmemann is in the thick of things, taking readers along with him as he witnesses the celebration when the wall is opened and the dramatic changes that follow. From this unique perspective, readers learn about the Berlin Wall, its construction, and what it symbolized to the world.