The book Computer Programming by Kelly Doudna is a very informative book.The Author’s purpose in writing this book was to teach people and give them more information about computer science. Something that caught my eye was the facts in this book and the history of it. You will be attached to this book at the moment you see it, the colorful pages and the pictures is very eye catching. This book is about technology subjects with STEM stories. You will also learn about incredible developments that could happen in the future. This book is a good book and I will recommend. It will catch your eye and it is very colorful. I would rate this book at 3.5.

Review by Isaiah

War carries many requirements and systems. Even the people who fight the war must go through training systems. I knew nothing about warfare until I read this book, Dirty Bombs And Shell Shock by Leon Gray. I never knew that war required so many things and that the outcomes could be extreme. The cover of the book caught my eye quickly, as if it was begging me to open it. The pages themselves were full of very specific information. Each individual page talked about a certain topic thoroughly. The pictures looked puzzling to me, but thanks to the captions, I was able to understand what each picture was saying. The call out cards also gave some additional information about the topic that really helped me understand the topic more. There was also a timeline of events similar to the topics and an index. The glossary gave the definitions of the unknown words, for which I was thankful. I’d recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about war or be a soldier someday to fight these wars.

Review by Adalie

Susan B. Anthony when arrested for voting she stated that America was built only for white males. She concluded that the pronouns of he and him in the constitution and others never included women which is why women didn’t have the right to vote. She believed if this was true, women didn’t need to pay taxes either. Women stopped paying taxes to America as a protest for not being seen as equal in America´s eyes. You can read all about this and more things women and supporters of equal rights did to be seen as equal in the book, Women’s Suffrage, by Duchess Harris. The book goes over the fight for women’s rights in voting, education, careers, and more. This book is a good book and includes links to useful website to give more information. It also addresses African American women´s harder fight for rights in America. The book also goes over the fact not every women wanted suffrage or believed women needed suffrage. It also includes a page for Fast Facts, Important Dates, Stop and Think, Online Resources, Index, and a Glossary. This book is a good book to read if you want to learn about women’s suffrage. It’s also a good book to read if you want to think about women’s suffrage and ask questions about it.

Review by Natalie

If you want to know more about African Americans struggles and the Civil Rights Movement, then read the book¨The Civil Rights Movement¨ by Eric Braun. The book goes over the history and the start of the Civil Right movements for African Americans and how it affected more movements after like the Gay rights movement and Women rights movement. It also goes over key people in the history that helped the movements get as far as they got. It shows how there´s still a need for a Civil Rights movement with police brutality. The book’s theme shows that it’s an unfair and unjust way to treat someone. The book also includes a Table of contents, Timeline, and Index for helping understand the material. As well as pictures to help people understand and visualize the material. The book is a good book to read if you’re interested in the Civil Rights movement. It helps the reader feel as though Civil Rights movement didn’t happen too long ago and adds to the problems America still has with racism. It shows the violent sides of the Civil Rights movement on both sides, and how peaceful boycotts, sit-ins, walks, and other peaceful protests can help improve a situation over being violent.

Review by Natalie

Soccer underdog stories by Sam Moussavi is recommended to anyone who likes soccer. The book is about soccer teams and players that came out of nowhere and became stars. It also has a glossary, more information, online resources, index, and about the author pages.

Review by Barrett

SWEETIES by Cathy Cassidy is based on THE CHOCOLATE BOX GIRLS novels. Sweeties is a graphic novel about a teenage girl named Summer. Summer is in love with ballet and is really focused on winning the auditions for her dream ballet school. Summer is suffering from anorexic and possibly killing herself by starving herself and thinking she’s fat. She is focusing on her curve but is not realizing it herself because she’s focusing too much on the auditions and boys and just teenage life. She finally realizes what she needs to do with the help of several people including a boy named Alfie and finally gives up self judgment and starvation. I highly recommend reading this for teenagers who are having the same issue or for teens who need a story that will change their way of thinking.

Review by Rakaya

Uncovering Ancient Artifacts is a very informational book by Rachael L. Thomas about the ancient artifacts that archaeologists have discovered over the years. Thomas starts out by putting in you in a scenario that engages you with the book. “You’ve poured over maps and ancient writing for many months…Your research brought you here.” Throughout the book, different ancient artifacts as well as describe different archaeological terms and processes, such as how archaeologists preserve artifacts. The book includes many interesting features and has a timeline that leads up to modern day archaeology where it talks about new laws around archaeology. The extra features and additions like the timeline, make it easy to understand and more interesting. The pictures really add a lot as there is less text so a lot of the space is filled with pictures. Uncovering Ancient Artifacts is really good for beginning information on the subject. I enjoyed learning about artifacts that I had heard about before but not gone in depth with yet. It was very fun and informative. If you want more specific and in-depth information, this is probably not the book you are looking for. All around, this book is a collection of some of the most famous archaeological advancements in uncovering ancient artifacts and an introduction to archaeology. Recommended.

Review by Viveka

The nonfiction book Camp Panda by Catherine Thimmesh contains information on pandas and how the numbers of their population is decreasing because of us and what we are doing. The book’s main purpose is to educate people on how we are harming panda’s home environment. The author did an excellent job in informing the readers. This book seems like it would target any age of readers since the information can be useful for anyone who would be interested in the topic. This book is filled with accurate and relevant facts. This book is also filled with many photos, almost every page has at least one picture relating to the topic. Along with interesting facts, this book is able to hook you on to the topic. Every chapter starts with the book asking/ talking to the reader about the chapter’s topic. Many chapter leads give you imagery inside your head. For example, “Deep in the forest, high in the mountains-amidst the evergreens, the firs, the spruces…” In general this is a good book and did a good job in informing readers on the topic of the panda’s population.

Review by Bao-Han

Have you ever wondered about one of Great Britain’s most famous Queens, Queen Victoria? Victoria, Portrait Of A Queen, By Catherine Reef is an amazing book with tons of information. The book tells Victoria’s life story, with information about her friends and family. This book has bonuses like a table of contents and a list all the Kings and Queens of Great Britain. With even more bonuses also! In the book there are direct quotes taken from letters and from Queen Victoria’s diary. The book also has many, many pictures, there is also paintings and artwork. Some of the artwork was made by her children. Now, from reading this book, I personally know a lot about Queen Victoria. This author writes with perspective and feeling. It feels like this author knows who she is talking about and feels the pain and joy. With over 200 pages filled with beautiful pictures and lots of information, this book will not disappoint. I Highly recommend this book to lovers of Great Britain and Biographies and Non-Fiction.

Review by Mia

Freedom Of The Press by Duchess Harris is a very informational book about the first amendment. It tells about important things the press has covered and things they weren’t allowed to cover. There is a part about crimes committed at Watergate that eventually caused a president to resign from office. There was information about several different people’s ideas on whether or not newspapers should be censored. There was a section about libel and what it is. There were parts about freedom and protecting people’s rights now as well as in the future. The book has many features including a table of contents, a timeline, a facts page, a glossary, an additional resources page, a source page and an index. It also had a bunch of pictures and was written in a way that made the book easy to read. The book seemed very accurate and thorough and had a lot of important information and text features. It had a bunch of call out boxes and information about the smaller topics that were mentioned. If you like learning about rights throughout history I would recommend this book to you.

Review by Janelle