(4) YA Sterling Point Books series. In this updated edition (originally Beyond the Dikes), DeMallie tells his war story: shot down in December 1944, he eluded capture and found temporary refuge with Dutch Resistance fighters until the Germans caught up with him, imprisoning him for the remainder of the war. The workmanlike writing is sometimes trite, but DeMallie tells it straight and with a well-judged amount of detail.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. In 1844 the Sager family journeyed west; after their parents died, the children had to fend for themselves. Frazier's story is based on the writings of Catherine Sager. This revised edition includes new material but maintains the original volume's then-acceptable invented dialogue and attribution of emotion. It makes the story accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. These admiring volumes don't purport to be full biographies, but instead focus on selected events in their subjects' lives. These editions include new material (Jones and Patton have slightly different titles) but maintain the original works' then-acceptable invented dialogue and/or attribution of emotion. It makes the stories accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind. Review covers these titles: General George Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, George Washington, and John Paul Jones.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 1951

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. These admiring volumes don't purport to be full biographies, but instead focus on selected events in their subjects' lives. These editions include new material (Jones and Patton have slightly different titles) but maintain the original works' then-acceptable invented dialogue and/or attribution of emotion. It makes the stories accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind. Review covers these titles: General George Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, George Washington, and John Paul Jones.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1962

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. Moody's account includes a good deal of information about Geronimo's formative years while providing historical context. This revised edition includes new material but maintains the original volume's then-acceptable invented dialogue and attribution of emotion (plus lots of action scenes complete with Indian "war whoops"). The story is accessible but factually compromised. Ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: October, 1958

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. These admiring volumes don't purport to be full biographies, but instead focus on selected events in their subjects' lives. These editions include new material (Jones and Patton have slightly different titles) but maintain the original works' then-acceptable invented dialogue and/or attribution of emotion. It makes the stories accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind. Review covers these titles: General George Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, George Washington, and John Paul Jones.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. Rink's text is an action-packed account of Byrd's Antarctic explorations. This revised edition (first published as Richard E. Byrd: Conquering Antarctica) includes new material but maintains the original volume's then-acceptable invented dialogue and attribution of emotion. It makes the story accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. Shirer used both British and German primary sources as references for this account of the historic World War II event. This revised edition includes new material and a new subtitle but maintains the original volume's then-acceptable undocumented attribution of emotions. It makes the story accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: August, 1962

(4) 4-6 Sterling Point Books series. These admiring volumes don't purport to be full biographies, but instead focus on selected events in their subjects' lives. These editions include new material (Jones and Patton have slightly different titles) but maintain the original works' then-acceptable invented dialogue and/or attribution of emotion. It makes the stories accessible and exciting but compromises the factual integrity for contemporary readers. Ind. Review covers these titles: General George Patton, Lawrence of Arabia, George Washington, and John Paul Jones.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: April, 1954