(4) YA American Rebels series. Willett chronicles the life of Pop Artist and avant-garde filmmaker Warhol. The text provides biographical information in addition to details about his contemporaries. Photographs and sidebars extend and help break up the dense text; additional pictures of Warhol's art would have been appreciated. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) YA American Rebels series. These biographies introduce iconoclastic, boundary-pushing individuals, from Elvis and his dangerous-seeming sensuality to Malcolm X's militant approach to civil rights. Each volume begins with a scene from a turning point in the subject's life, then details his rise to fame, personal and professional hardships, and legacy. Photographs, sidebars, and pull-quotes help break up the dense texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these American Rebels titles: John Lennon, Malcolm X, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash.

Reviewer: Lana Barnes

(4) YA Famous Court Cases That Became Movies series. This series provides detailed descriptions of both the court cases in question and the movies (none released recently) about them. Some of the texts make relevant connections; in other instances, the breadth of coverage obscures the big picture about why these cases are important. Historical photographs and documents are interspersed with movie stills. Reading list, websites. Glos, ind. Review covers these Famous Court Cases That Became Movies titles: The Amistad Mutiny, Witchcraft on Trial, and The Bounty Mutiny.

Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth

(4) 4-6 Wild Science Careers series. Each book features interview-based profiles of men and women who work in the fields of meteorology, paleontology, or epidemiology. Factual information about their careers, the science behind their work, technology used to investigate research questions, and education required are included in the informative but somewhat choppy texts, along with photographs of the scientists in action. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Wild Science Careers titles: Storm Scientist, Dinosaur Scientist, and Disease-Hunting Scientist.

Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

(4) YA American Rebels series. This biography does a serviceable job telling the story of Joplin's life. There's little original observation; excerpts from a biography about Joplin written by her sister supply the psychological insights. However, readers interested in Joplin's lasting legacy will find useful information. Sidebars and photographs, most black-and-white, break up the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) YA Authors Teens Love series. Lightweight biographies detail their subjects' lives, heavily focusing on anecdotes that reflect on and demonstrate their development as authors. The overwhelmingly upbeat texts are meatier when exploring the controversies of the authors' works, most apparent in Pullman; Card and Danziger are more concerned with their subjects' lives. Color photos illustrate each volume. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Authors Teens Love titles: Paula Danziger, Philip Pullman, and Orson Scott Card.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) YA American Rebels series. The books offer accounts of the lives of these legendary musicians, writers, and actors. Although the authors spend considerable time on the subjects' early lives and career highlights, a concluding chapter in each book helps explain their lasting appeal and fame. The pull-quotes are well chosen, but more photos would have helped break up the dense-looking text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these American Rebels titles: Kurt Cobain, James Dean, Jimi Hendrix, and Jack Kerouac.

Reviewer: Lauren Aimonette LIang

(4) YA Authors Teens Love series. Each of these biographies opens with a childhood anecdote before focusing on the subject's life and writings. Captioned photographs and sidebars (printed in hard-to-read type) add information. Tolkien covers the Middle-earth phenomenon as well as the author and his work. Nixon is disturbingly referred to in both past and present tenses. Bradbury and Nixon include interviews. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Authors Teens Love titles: Ray Bradbury, Joan Lowery Nixon, and J. R. R. Tolkien.

Reviewer: Dorrie Karlin

(4) YA Diseases and People series. An opening "profile" (six questions and answers) is followed by chapters on history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and research. Ebola emphasizes the many unanswered questions about the virus. Stories of sufferers humanize the facts. The writing is serviceable, but grainy black-and-white photos add little. A second Q-and-A section concludes the book. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Diseases and People titles: Stress and Anxiety-Related Disorders and Ebola Virus.]

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) YA Diseases and People series. Using numerous stories of affected people, the books in this series explore the history, symptoms, treatments, consequences, and public health aspects of the diseases discussed. The organization is haphazard and sometimes repeats information, but the coverage is thorough and readable. Charts, questions and answers, time lines, and black-and-white photos and diagrams round out the presentation. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Diseases and People titles: Malaria, West Nile, and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases; Polio; Hemophilia.]

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

(3) YA Diseases and People series. A question-and-answer "profile" in each book precedes chapters covering the history, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders. Brief case histories add relevance and interest to the facts. Simple diagrams, black-and-white photos, and boxed information break up the texts. A final section of questions a teen might ask if a friend or relative were diagnosed personalizes the information. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges

(4) 4-6 Science@Work series. This book introduces physical and astronomical facts and concepts, including discussion of Earth's and the moon's orbits, space exploration, the sun and the planets in our solar system, stars, galaxies, and black holes. Some ambiguities and a few factual errors detract from the generally accurate presentation. The accompanying photographs and diagrams are adequate. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Harry Clement Stubbs

(4) YA Diseases and People series. Question-and-answer "Profiles" precede chapters detailing the history, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and future research of each disorder. Case histories add variety to the facts, but the black-and-white photographs are dull, often misplaced and not always adequately labeled. The thin material in Carpal Tunnel results in a particularly repetitious book. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges