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64 pp.
| Lerner/Millbrook |
March, 2002 |
LibraryISBN 0-7613-2406-2$$24.90
(4)
4-6Headliners series.
The campaign, election-night confusion, and long court battles over hand-counting ballots in the 2000 presidential election are described in strong narrative prose, illustrated with sometimes blurry color photos. A chapter on the history of the electoral college is helpful but could have been more clearly organized. Minor errors aside, this version of events (with timeline) generally captures the situation. Bib., ind.