Norwich, Grace, ill.
By Anthony VanArsdale, I Am John F.
Kennedy. Pgs. 128. Scholastic Press, 2013. $5.99. INFORMATION.
As a young boy, John was courageous and competitive, but was
frequently frail and looked down upon by his father. He went to Princeton and
was always trying to impress his dad. It wasn’t until his Senior Thesis got
published on why England’s leaders hadn’t prepared for the possibility of World
War II that his father really acknowledged him. Proud of his son, Joe Sr,, who
was at the time the ambassador for the United Kingdom, paid for Jack to travel
Europe the summer of 1938. This trip sparked his interest in foreign affairs.
In 1940 he signed up for the navy and quickly rose to the ranks of being a well-respected
leader. His career lasted until his
older brother was killed by an explosion in 1944. At which point, Jack became
the eldest son and the hopes of his family’s political ambitions. In 1946, he
became a congressman of Massachusetts and met Jackie at a dinner party in 1952.
In 1956, he won the Pulitzer and decided to run for president. In 1960, it became
official that he would run and become the youngest and first Roman Catholic
President of the United States. On November 22, 1963, he was assassinated, a
mere 2.5 years into his administration. During that time, he was the leader of
many social changes and foreign threats that got him noticed and hated by the
wrong person, Lee Harvey Oswald. Oh what he could’ve accomplished if he’d made
it to term.
An informative, well-written text. The layout is good. The
illustrations are detailed and complement the text well. Readers who are
interested in history or who needed to read a biography will enjoy reading this
book. EL. ADVISABLE. Reviewer: Kira M, Youth Services Librarian, WHI Public
Library.
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