(3) YA This book recounts the events of a disaster that occurred while whalers were harvesting whale oil in the Arctic. Trapped in a sea of ice, thirty-two whaling vessels were abandoned in order to save the twelve hundred crew members. Information about the whaling industry and the severe economic repercussions of the disaster give further context. Archival photographs and drawings enhance the text. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA American Workers series. This intelligent, well-documented account of the 1912 Lawrence, Massachusetts, strike pitting factory laborers against mill owner William Wood uses considerable primary material to tell how Industrial Workers of the World organizers advanced the workers' cause. Violence, deaths, Congressional investigations, and other disturbances ensued before the landmark strike succeeded. Well-captioned photos illustrate the text. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(3) 4-6 Clarence is an outcast in his small West Virginia mining town due to his harelip. He secretly cares for an escaped circus monkey and tells a compassionate neighborhood girl. Told in alternating first-person chapters and set during the struggle days of the union, the novel effectively balances the refuge of the children's unlikely friendship with the violence of the strike-related events.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom