Reviews for Political Profiles: Sarah Palin (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portugu...

The average rating for Political Profiles: Sarah Palin (History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portugu... based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-03-22 00:00:00 Brian Thomas Few juvenile biographies on Sarah Palin have been produced, so this title may fill a gap in many library collections. Author Lisa Petrillo attempts to report Sarah Palin’s life story in a non-partisan way, although the text leans (slightly) towards judgmental. The text is crisp, interesting and straightforward. Controversial issues (for example: Palin’s attempt to censor “Daddy’s Roommate,” Creationist beliefs, and rigid views regarding abortion) are addressed. Students will find Palin’s unconventional frontier upbringing interesting. Palin’s determination to succeed is balanced with descriptions of how she overcame failures to succeed. This is a recurring theme. Vivid photographs liberally highlight the text and chronicle Palin’s childhood, adolescence, and political career. Panoramic pictures of Alaskan landscapes and towns bring locations to life. Two double-page photos should be noted, however. On pages 18-19, students may be distressed by the photo of a young Sarah Palin scratching her nose and holding up a bloody, dead bird, at a table of dead ptarmigan with her siblings. Also, on pages 88-89, the “L” in “PALIN” disappears into the gutter of the book, so her campaign supporters appear to be holding up the word “PAIN.” In addition to an adequate index, the book includes sources, bibliography, several websites, and photo credits.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-09-21 00:00:00 Gary Webster I first read a condensed version of this book in the Book Section of the October 1996 issue of the Reader's Digest. Pope John Paul II's noble role in helping in the collapse of communism in Europe is inspiring and heroic and deserves to be emulated by all freedom-loving persons in the world.