(3) 4-6 Trailblazer Biography series. This thorough biography traces the extraordinary, controversial life of early feminist Victoria Woodhull, from her younger days as a spiritual healer through her later life as a suffragette and pioneering businesswoman and, most notably, the first female presidential candidate in the United States. Woodhull's outspoken ways and progressive thinking are supported in the text by photographs and speech excerpts. Reading list, source notes, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin

(3) YA Trailblazer Biography series. This readable biography of one of baseball's greats discusses Clemente's humble childhood working in Puerto Rico's sugarcane fields and his transcendent major-league career, during which he endured racism as a black Latino and later became a philanthropist and civic organizer. Occasional sidebars offer helpful background information and entertaining anecdotes; black-and-white photos appear throughout. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 4-6 Trailblazer Biography series. Illustrated with archival photos, this biography is a solid introduction to the civil rights leader. The author highlights King's nascent political awareness growing up in the segregated South and the challenges he faced as a civil rights leader but does not gloss over his foibles. Appended are source notes and a copy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Reading list, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Deborah L. Thompson

(3) K-3 Trailblazer Biography series. Son of a runaway slave, John William Boone lost his sight at the age of six months and began his performing career at fifteen. Boone combined classical music, spirituals, cakewalks, ragtime, and his own unique style to become one of the earliest professional black composers and concert pianists. The competent prose is illustrated with black-and-white photos. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges