As a digital subscriber, you’ll receive unlimited access to Horn Book web exclusives and extensive archives, as well as access to our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database.
To access other site content, visit The Horn Book homepage.
To continue you need an active subscription to hbook.com.
Subscribe now to gain immediate access to everything hbook.com has to offer, as well as our highly searchable Guide/Reviews Database, which contains tens of thousands of short, critical reviews of books published in the United States for young people.
Thank you for registering. To have the latest stories delivered to your inbox, select as many free newsletters as you like below.
No thanks. Return to article
96 pp.
| Lucent |
November, 2010 |
LibraryISBN 978-1-4205-0309-8$33.45
(4)
YAPeople in the News series.
These mainly laudatory volumes examine their subjects' early obstacles, career controversies, and successes. Perry endured childhood abuse; he had many professional failures before becoming a powerful writer, producer, and actor. Biden overcame stuttering and coped with the tragic death of his wife and child early in his political career. Combs has reinvented himself many times. Copious photos illustrate the texts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these People in the News titles: Sean Combs, Joe Biden, and Tyler Perry.