Books will be available at all branches
of the Loudoun County Public Library
beginning September 11, 2009.
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 "Watching my children growing up free made
me think about my own childhood and not growing up free. So this is a cautionary tale about the most important thing—freedom. Kids in America, and in Europe, have little appreciation of the significance of the Berlin Wall and what it meant to the people who lived behind it... so I had to draw it. I am honored my book has been selected and I look forward to meeting the Loudoun community and sharing our stories." –Peter Sís
Through spare text and bold, powerful illustrations, Sís tells of his life in Communist Czechoslovakia, especially his yearning for freedom, his attraction to Western pop culture, and his determination to embrace his creativity. Peter Sís is an internationally admired artist who has been named a MacArthur Fellow and has twice received Caldecott Honors.
Books will be available at all branches of the Loudoun County Public Library beginning September 11, 2009.
- KICK-OFF CONCERT
Hectic Red, performing classic rock of the 60’s and 70’s.
Rust Library, Friday, September 11 · 7:00 pm.
- AUTHOR’S PRESENTATION
Rust Library, Thursday, October 22 · 7:00 pm
Presentation and book signing by Peter Sís.
For teens and adults.
- READERS THEATER
Rust Library, Sunday, October 18 · 6:00 pm
- BOOK DISCUSSIONS
- Thursday, September 24 · 10:00 am
Sterling Library. For adults.
- Monday, October 5 · 7:00 pm
Cascades Library. For adults.
- Tuesday, October 13 · 7:00 pm
Purcellville Library. For ages12 & up.
- Wednesday, October 14 · 7:00 pm
Ashburn Library. For ages 12 & up.
- Monday, October 19 · 7:00 pm
Middleburg Library. For ages 11 & up.
- Tuesday, October 20 · 7:00 pm
Lovettsville Library. For ages 12 & up.
- Monday, November 2 · 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 3 · 1:30 pm
Rust Library. For adults.
"We were like sheep... until music from the free world—rock’n’roll and
the Beatles—made a crack in the wall."
–Peter Sís
- Hectic Red, performing classic rock of the 60’s and 70’s.
Rust Library, Friday, September 11 · 7:00 pm.
Watch video of Hectic Red performing the Dixie Dregs version of
Kashmir live at the Recher Theatre.
 AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION
Presentation and book signing by Peter Sís
Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 PM
Rust Library, 380 Old Waterford Road, Leesburg, VA 20176
Additional titles by Peter Sís will be available for purchase.
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