Yolen, Jane and Stemple, Heidi E.Y. and
illustrated by Guay, Rebecca Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses,
and Other Female Villains 176
pgs. Charlesbridge
Publishing, 2013. $12.89. Content:
Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: PG
; Violence: PG.
A fair sided
view of controversial women, from Lizzie Borden, to Cleopatra, to Typhoid Mary.
Each story is short, but incredibly well written. Features an illustrated
rendition of each women. Interspersed between each biography is a graphic novel
style conversation between the two authors as they debate on the lives of the
women.
Despite the
title, there is nothing untoward in this book, it close to G rated. (Though I
won’t advise it for elementary since I would find myself hard pressed to
describe a jezebel!). The artwork for each biography is fantastic and
intriguing. I had sort of wished the little graphic novel portions were
highlights from the lives of the women, instead of the author input. I can see
why they added those conversation snippets though –to point out perception and
how who writes history creates it. I was surprised to see that I read 26
biographies, it was so entertaining that I hardly noticed time passing. Not
enough info for a report, but tons of fun information reading!
EL, Elementary –ADVISABLE
Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author.
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