(2) 4-6 In segregated mid-1950s Mississippi, increasing racial strife poses a new dilemma for thirteen-year-old Rose Lee Carter (Midnight Without a Moon). She is caught between conflicting tactics to effect change: peaceful protest or retaliatory violence. With captivating characterization, Jackson has again credibly woven real historical events into a poignant story of hope, friendship, and aspiration, resulting in an insightful, relevant historical novel.

Reviewer: Pauletta Brown Bracy | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2018

(2) 4-6 In 1955, the daily drudgery of thirteen-year-old Rose's life with her sharecropper grandparents is precipitously disrupted when Emmett Till is murdered. This nuanced coming-of-age story is deftly delivered, with engaging characters set against a richly contextualized backdrop of life for African Americans during the Jim Crow era. It's also an authentic work of historical fiction about a pivotal incident in the civil rights movement.

Reviewer: Pauletta Brown Bracy | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2017

(4) YA Face the Facts series. Double-page spreads discuss different kinds of euthanasia, relevant terms (e.g., "suicide tourism"), medical and ethical arguments for and against euthanasia, and different cultures' attitudes toward it. Brief case studies enhance the even-handed text. Unfortunately, the book's layout overwhelms readers with a collision of text, sidebars, photos (some lost in the gutter), and brightly colored backdrops. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram