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Sep 15, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Adam Eli |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
A lack of nuance and overemphasis on positivity undermine this work’s potential positive impact. A work that aspires to motivate teens by highlighting the power of grit and perseverance in overcoming adversity. Each of the five chapters tackles different categories of challenges, showcasing stories of triumph in the face of learning and physical disabilities, homelessness, the struggles of being an immigrant, and mental illness.
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Sep 15, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Adam Eli |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
A valuable, empathetic guide for teens who need information, whether for themselves or for peers, on mental health distress. A succinct overview of the mental health crisis that many adolescents are currently experiencing. The book’s introduction explains the current struggles that many teens face due to the heightened stressors of the long-term effects of social media and the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Adam Eli |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
The second in a series about life sciences, this volume provides a comprehensive history of how the theory of evolution took root, grew, and flourished. In 12 chronological chapters spanning from the mid-1700s to the turn of the 20th century, the book highlights a panoply of revolutionary ideas, brave thinkers, and careful researchers responsible for our understanding of geologic time, genetic mutation, and natural selection.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Martha Brockenbrough |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Adam Eli
A powerful reminder of a history that is all too timely today. A beautifully heart-wrenching graphic-novel adaptation of actor and activist Takei’s (Lions and Tigers and Bears, 2013, etc.) childhood experience of incarceration in a World War II camp for Japanese Americans. Takei had not yet started school when he, his parents, and his younger siblings were forced to leave their home and report to the Santa Anita Racetrack for “processing and removal” due to President Franklin D.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | James Roland |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
A straightforward if unexceptional survey. An introduction to the broad topic of mental health for teen readers. Citing current concerns about teen mental health, Roland addresses teens directly with information and advice. After a brief introduction stressing the importance of paying attention to psychological and emotional health as well as physical health, the author goes on to define his topic.
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Sep 1, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | John Allen |Adam Eli Werner |George Takei |Justin Eisinger
Clearly presented information on social media is helpful at any age: This book might benefit parents as well as teens. Is social media more good than bad? That’s easy to answer: It depends. The author’s careful “both sides” approach is evident from the start, with mention of the jaw-dropping income of a young U.S. TikTok influencer followed by official concerns over TikTok’s Chinese Communist Party links.
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Aug 22, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Dashka Slater |Adam Eli Werner |George Takei |Justin Eisinger
From the Pocket Change Collective series Small but mighty necessary reading. A miniature manifesto for radical queer acceptance that weaves together the personal and political. Eli, a cis gay white Jewish man, uses his own identities and experiences to frame and acknowledge his perspective.
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Aug 1, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Adam Eli Werner |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
An overview of the ongoing teen mental health crisis. Even before Covid-19, concern about teens’ mental health was building, as various negative indicators rose. Since then, adverse data points have continued to mount. Balancing anecdotal and statistical evidence and recounting stories of a diverse range of teen sufferers, Currie-McGhee lays out the problems, discusses possible causes, identifies the most at-risk teens, and suggests some solutions.
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Jun 21, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Marc Bernardin |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
A moving ode to a mighty icon whose cultural contributions are as powerful as his victories in the ring. A rousing graphic biography tracing the evolution of a storied boxing champion and humanitarian. How did Cassius Clay become “The Greatest”? Born in Louisville, Kentucky, the future heavyweight champion stumbled into the sport after a thief stole his bicycle. Clay reported the crime to police officer Joe Martin, who trained boxers at a local gym.
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Jun 8, 2023 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Sophia Thakur |George Takei |Justin Eisinger |Steven Scott
From the Pocket Change Collective series Small but mighty necessary reading. A miniature manifesto for radical queer acceptance that weaves together the personal and political. Eli, a cis gay white Jewish man, uses his own identities and experiences to frame and acknowledge his perspective.
