Ginny Thanks I have picked up the film and will order the book. I hope to use it in Lit circles.
--- Ginny White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While this isn't post-communist, it is post WWII > (early 1950's). I > love I AM DAVID (formerly titled North to Freedom - > author (I think) > Ellen Holm). It's also a movie by Walden which I > think is beautifully > done. Lots of visuals of the countryside, lots of > facial expressions. > You can get info at walden.com including some great > lesson plans for > comparing movie and book and a good map. It's set > in post-WWII Soviet > camp in Bulgaria where David grows up. He escapes > with the help of > camp official (you'll find out why) and begins his > trek to Denmark > where he's been told to go. It's a great book to > discuss what freedom > is as it is revealed thru the eyes of someone who > has never known it. > A broader than usual definition of freedom - the > ability to smile, who > to trust, the capacity for appreciating beauty, etc. > > Ginny White > Fernandina Beach Middle (FL) > > On Oct 6, 2006, at 6:45 AM, TLP wrote: > > > Does anyone know of a novel that is set > post-communist > > Russia and/or Eastern Europe? > > > > Tena > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > The Literacy Workshop ListServ > http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go > to > > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the LIT archives at > http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ > http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go > to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at > http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > Tena __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
