Ellen Lindner

Interesting story about a post-World War I murder which seems to relate to the war. Very nice art with an excellent use of color. I look forward to book 2.

Great coming of age story about a 15 year old girl in 1960s Coney Island, a time where this new generation of 'teenagers' were on the rise, as well as this amazing boardwalk culture. This is one of the best examples of storytelling through a graphic novel format, with such a amazing flow through out the entire text and images. Where many graphic novels are too guilty of having so-called awkward pause occurring, Lindner is able to make amazingly smooth transitions from panel to panel.

The issue of school integration is tackled in this graphic novelized version of the Little Rock Nine story. From the Simon & Schuster "Turning Points" graphic novel series, these types of books will be useful in helping reluctant readers to understand signficant moments in history.