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Decker, Timothy
3 Reviews
(4)
YA
The story chronicles one month in the life of pessimistic, disconnected teenage musician Martin, who nevertheless is inspired to put together a benefit concert to support the removal of landmines. Or whatever. Things fall in his lap, and people offer him advice. He isn't big on sharing, even with the reader, but his general apathy is so vividly drawn that it's contagious.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(4)
4-6
Pairing heavily crosshatched black-and-white drawings with spare text, Decker portrays a turning-point event in the American Revolution: the skirmish between colonists and soldiers that led to the Boston Massacre. This historical picture book for intermediate-level readers will definitely hold their attention, but the action can be frustratingly difficult to follow.
Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett
(3)
K-3
In fourteenth-century Europe, a girl wanders the countryside looking for help after she escapes a town slowly dying of the plague. The narrative is sparse; panel illustrations tell most of the story through delicate-lined pen-and-ink pictures showing dark, death-filled towns, forlorn families, and corpses. Background knowledge about the Black Plague will aid understanding of this illustrated book for older readers.
Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett
3 reviews
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