(2) YA As they did in their previous anthology, 1968: Today's Authors Explore a Year of Rebellion, Revolution & Change, the editors take a pivotal year in world history and, through eleven essays (by authors including themselves, Joyce Hansen, Steven Sheinkin, and Summer Edward), explore global revolutionary themes in math, science, philosophy, art, government, and religion as well as the individuals who embody them. These "rebels" include a missionary, a geologist, an artist, two enslaved people, and a group of French fishwives. While proclamations about the "rights of man" appear to stress the worth of every individual, the global realities were often different. The editors' introduction asks, "What is a man?" and the subsequent discussions cement the idea that it is white males who were "created equal": women, native populations, and enslaved individuals enjoyed no such status, although their stories offer a glimpse into the tension inherent between the high-minded statements of the Enlightenment and the everyday realities of marginalized members of the population. Aronson's chapter, "The Choice," crystalizes this conflict, as readers learn that Thomas Jefferson could not only co-author The Rights of Man but also enslave people (and father children with teenage Sally Hemings). Each essay can be appreciated individually, but the overall picture, of societies reconciling competing ideas of science and faith or equality and oppression, becomes clearer throughout the book. Appended with author notes, documentation, and a complete bibliography of sources.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2020

(3) YA Fourteen authors representing a range of races and ethnicities reflect on this tumultuous year's historic events, including the assassinations of Dr. King and Robert Kennedy, anti–Vietnam War demonstrations, the Chinese Cultural Revolution, etc. The contributors incorporate personal memories, interviews, archival material, and scholarship when presenting their stories chronologically. An excellent, timely contribution considering today's political and cultural upheaval.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) YA Nineteen-year-old Kevin's suicide prompts nine teens to reflect on intersections between their lives and Kevin's. Nine popular YA authors (including Rita Williams-Garcia, A. S. King, Ellen Hopkins, and Will Weaver) contribute short stories, each focusing on one of Kevin's loved ones or acquaintances. The multiplicity of perspectives within these interrelated stories produces an unusually nuanced characterization of a complex boy.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(3) YA Nine short stories by young adult authors including Robert Lipstyte, Rita Williams-Garcia, Joseph Bruchac, and Walter Dean Myers capture the activity of an urban New York City basketball court in a single day. The volume is less one cohesive whole than vignettes of a place and time. Poems and black-and-white photographs by Smith as well as an afterword by Aronson enhance the work.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt

(3) YA From Bob Dylan's song "Masters of War" to a one-act play by Rita Williams-Garcia, this collection explores the many facets of war. By turns heartrending and shocking, the book asks readers to put themselves in soldiers' boots and think what it would mean to ask each morning, "Will I live? Will I win? Will I conquer? Will I be defeated?" Reading list.

Reviewer: Chelsey Philpot