Live in Infamy by Caroline Tung Richmond, 294 pages. Scholastic Press (Scholastic Inc.), 2018. $17.99
Language: PG (2 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG
BUYING ADVISORY: HS – ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Ren lives in a world where the Allies lost WWII, Germany and Japan split America in half, and Americans are oppressed—a world where America is no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. There is a resistance made up of those who remember what America used to stand for, and Ren’s mother was executed in front of him for trying to bring that America back. Now the resistance is asking for Ren’s help, and he has to decide what he wants to stand for.
There are so many wonderful elements to this book that I don’t even know where to start my review. Richmond crafts an engaging story that is about more than good versus evil—Ren’s story is about the courage to sacrifice for what you believe to be right, the love of parents and children for each other, and that each individual matters. I was enthralled from the beginning, though I have not read the other companion stories; they are not required to understand Ren’s story, but I am planning on reading them because I enjoyed Richmond’s writing so much.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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