(4) YA Arbitrary Borders: Political Boundaries in World History series. These books chronicle the early history, military and internal conflicts, and recent upheavals of two European regions. Gibraltar explores the long-standing dispute between the United Kingdom and Spain, while Yugoslavia discusses the centuries-long conflicts among diverse groups. Though informative, the dense text may put off readers. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Arbitrary Borders: Political Boundaries in World History titles: The Dispute over Gibraltar and The Breakup of Yugoslavia.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(4) YA Changing Face of North America: Immigration since 1965 series. These comprehensive books convey the different stories of immigration from disparate parts of the world. The historic, political, and economic reasons for immigration are detailed, and color photos give a sense of the various ethnic communities in North America. Quotes from immigrants add interest to the dry text. There are three other spring 2004 books in this series. Reading lists, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Changing Face of North America: Immigration since 1965 titles: Cuban Immigration, Immigration from Central America, Immigration from the Former Yugoslavia, Immigration from the Middle East, and Korean Immigration.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(4) YA Illustrated with color photos, this textbook-like volume is organized by country, with sections on geography and people and detailed descriptions of each nation's history. A map and flag chapter is followed by a time line and an "Encyclopedia" section on people, minority groups, important cities, and more. Though it will date quickly, the book will be useful for serious students needing research materials. Ind.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(3) 4-6 Headliners series. A straightforward text discusses the age-old conflicts in the Balkans that have torn the region apart. Past and present are thoroughly explained in simple, clear language with informative boxed text on key people, places, events, and terms. Maps, black-and-white and color photos, and a time line round out the book. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Sara Pearce

(2) YA Part little girl, part smiling ingenue, fourteen-year-old Nina embarks alone on a journey from her native war-torn Yugoslavia to reach England and a man known to Nina only through some found letters. Hiçyilmaz's powerful writing never lets up, and the reader follows, with breathless anxiety and tension, the intensity of Nina's "brutal need" to save herself. Hiçyilmaz reminds us how much that is good and innocent is buried by war.

Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2000

(2) 4-6 Photographs by Cindy Karp. Edi Fejzullahu, a twelve-year-old Albanian boy, and his family are forced to leave their Kosovo home in the spring of 1999 to live in a Macedonian refugee camp. An introduction provides historical and political context; the rest of the photo-essay is devoted to Edi's experience in the camp. The professionally framed color photos maintain the intimacy of snapshots; the understated text allows the facts of Edi's life to speak for themselves.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2000

(2) YA In the fall of 1944, approximately one thousand refugees from liberated Italy were brought to a refugee shelter in Oswego, New York; Bat-Ami has used this little-known camp as the basis for a thought-provoking novel. Two story lines intertwine--that of fifteen-year-old Yugoslav refugee Adam and fifteen-year-old Oswego native Christine--in a timely story that probes the refugee issue with sensitivity and depth.

Reviewer: Martha Walke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 1999