The Horn Book Guide

HISTORY

Greene, Meg

Rest in Peace: A History of American Cemeteries

112 pp. | Twenty-First Century | April, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-0-8225-3414-3 $30.60

(3) YA People's History series. Imagine picnicking in the shade of a tall tree or snapping a photo of a smiling couple getting married--in a cemetery. Without a hint of morbidity, Greene walks with readers amongst ornately carved headstones and flat lawn plaques in this well-researched volume. Accessible writing, accompanied by sepia-toned photographs, explains how history, art, culture, and beliefs about death intersect in American cemeteries. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett