Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Miss Mary Reporting
Sue Macy · 2016
85/100
👍 Worth It
This starred SLJ picture-book biography of Mary Garber earns its praise — Sue Macy has a gift for making historical pioneers feel vivid and present for young readers, and C. F. Payne's mixed-media illustrations bring serious expressive energy. Garber's story is genuinely inspiring: a woman who fought gender barriers in the press box and made equal racial coverage her practice before it was expected or celebrated. An excellent addition to any classroom women's history unit or elementary biography collection.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety97
substance84
craft86
originality82
accuracy90
hype85
age-fit88
human-eye86
Penny’s verdict85
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