(4) YA Remember series. This book describes the 1836 battle between the Mexican army and a small group of men fighting for independence at the Alamo where the Texians (Americans in Mexico-controlled Texas) suffered a crushing defeat. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photographs enhance the well-written, well-documented, and balanced account. Missing text just before the epilogue (even in this reissue) makes the ending anticlimactic. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(3) YA Remember series. This book focuses on the bravery of the first nine African American students to attend Little Rock's Central High School and on the people who supported them. A history of segregation provides background. The firsthand accounts and recollections in addition to many archival photographs enhance the main text, bringing immediacy to the students' stories. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

(3) YA Remember series. This book recounts the controversial battle between the U.S. Cavalry and the Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians at the Little Bighorn River in 1876. Details of significant events are drawn from first-person accounts of both soldiers and Native Americans who witnessed the bloody struggle. Paintings, drawings, maps, and archival photos enhance and enliven the well-written, well-documented, and balanced text. Timeline. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg