(3) YA Big Business series. Each volume chronicles a major industry's history, its importance to and impact on the economy, principal players, strategic actions, and status in the twenty-first century. The insightful and informative series uses well-chosen photos, advertisements, illustrations, and related sidebars to extend the texts. A world production map is included. There are four other spring 2017 books in this series. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Big Business titles: Inside the Gold Industry, Inside the Cotton Industry, Inside the Oil Industry, and Inside the Tobacco Industry.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA Race in America series. General economic theories are considered with regard to institutional racism and personal discrimination in the U.S. Differences in health care, housing, education, and the job market are examined, with most focus on the experiences of African Americans, although Latinos and Native Americans are mentioned. Discussion starters, archival and contemporary photos, and other materials add to the presentation. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) YA Essential Library of the Information Age series. Who owns and can regulate the internet? How has social networking affected privacy? How can kids evaluate the legitimacy of what they read? These questions and more are examined in this series that addresses weighty issues raised by internet technologies of our information age. Color photos and informative sidebars complement the straightforward and balanced narratives. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Essential Library of the Information Age titles: Big Data and Privacy Rights, Net Neutrality, Content Ownership and Copyright, Book Banning and Other Forms of Censorship, Information Literacy in the Digital Age, and Online Identity.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(3) 4-6 STEM in the Real World series. These books survey careers in engineering, profiling real-life mechanical and environmental engineers, the history of each field, and educational requirements. Future problems involving water resources, biomechanics, and urban infrastructure are briefly discussed. Color photographs of engineers at work, as well as sidebar activities that emphasize nonfiction literacy, are included. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these STEM in the Real World titles: Mechanical Engineering in the Real World and Environmental Engineering in the Real World.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford