(4) 4-6 How to Live Like... series. Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli. These volumes are divided into short chapters, each of which discusses one particular aspect of life in the historical occupation, none in great detail. The presentation is colorful, with each page fully illustrated in a cartoony style; the easy-to-read texts are each narrated by a wise-guy youth from the era, which adds levity but grows rather tiresome. Related facts are appended. Glos., ind. Review covers the following How to Live Like... titles: How to Live like a Samurai Warrior, How to Live like an Aztec Priest, and How to Live like an Egyptian Mummy Maker.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) 4-6 Goat Boy Chronicles series. Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli. A pastor/storyteller retells some New Testament miracles from the perspective of eleven-year-old Gideon, a.k.a. "Goat Boy." Gideon and friends are witnesses as Jesus reveals his teachings, and they struggle to process both mildly humorous and serious events. The stilted language is quite contemporary, which may engage some readers to look at the biblical world differently. Occasional cartoony line drawings add little.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) 4-6 Ravens Pass series. Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli. In Cheaters, a demon terrorizes Mia, Jimmy, and Andrew for cheating on a math test. Home features Jay and Theresa as their enchanted house makes it impossible to move away. There's not much character depth or development, but the mysteries of Ravens Pass and its citizens will attract reluctant readers, as will the both comical and disturbing black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Glos. Review covers these Ravens Pass titles: Cheaters and ]cf2]No Place like Home.

Reviewer: Susan Graham

(4) 4-6 Ravens Pass series. Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli. In Cheaters, a demon terrorizes Mia, Jimmy, and Andrew for cheating on a math test. Home features Jay and Theresa as their enchanted house makes it impossible to move away. There's not much character depth or development, but the mysteries of Ravens Pass and its citizens will attract reluctant readers, as will the both comical and disturbing black-and-white cartoon illustrations. Glos. Review covers these Ravens Pass titles: Cheaters and ]cf2]No Place like Home.

Reviewer: Susan Graham