Language: G (0 swears); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (descriptions of surgeries, injuries, and illnesses, also, an assassination attempt and assassinations)
BUYING ADVISORY: MS, HS - ADVISABLE
APPEALS TO: SOME
If the President of the United States is sick, injured or dying, does the American Public have a right to know? Many of the people surrounding the President get to decide what information is told to the press, and it's not always accurate or even truthful. What will other countries think if our President is incapacitated? Through the stories of 9 American presidents, including Grover Cleveland, Woodrow Wilson, Ronald Reagan, and John Kennedy, we learn about cover-ups, misinformation, disinformation, and medical fiascos.
Gail Jarrow is one of my favorite non-fiction authors. The first presidential story, about James Garfield's assassination, is also the subject of her book Ambushed, but told in a different way. Full of pictures, headlines, and mini bios of each president, including a chapter about who takes over, this well-researched non-fiction spills so much tea! Includes websites, source notes, a bibliography, and picture credits. I loved the author's note because she talks about her process. I'm sure adults will love it, and I think kids who like medical or political non-fiction will too.
Lisa Librarian
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