Children's ✦ Penny’s Take
Whoopi Goldberg
Sandor Katz · 1997
62/100
👎 Skip It
A decent school-library biography for its era, but publishing in 1996–1997 means it captures less than half of Goldberg's career and none of the controversies that have shaped her public image since. The references to drug use and single parenthood are handled matter-of-factly, but the datedness alone makes this a tough recommend when more current options exist.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety72
substance60
craft58
originality50
accuracy55
hype55
age-fit72
human-eye58
Penny’s verdict62
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