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Gerald (Jerry) Adamson

Adamson—Gerald (Jerry) Adamson, 85, on March 11, 2021, surrounded by his family in Berkeley, Calif. Jerry was born on October…

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Quaker Book Reviews

The Guided Life: Finding Purpose in Troubled Times

By Craig Barnett. Christian Alternative Books (Quaker Quicks), 2019. 80 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook. What does it signify to live a…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

December 2020 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

The Slave Who Went to Congress

By Marti Rosner and Frye Gaillard, illustrated by Jordana Haggard. NewSouth Books, 2020. 32 pages. $18.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 8–12.…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

April 2021 Books

Seeking Union with Spirit: Experiences of Spiritual Journeys

By Fiona Gardner. James Backhouse Lecture, 2020. 52 pages. $14/paperback; $8.99e/Book. As Quakers, we seek to be in union with…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

May 2021 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

For Beautiful Black Boys Who Believe in a Better World

By Michael W. Waters, illustrated by Keisha Morris. Flyaway Books, 2020. 40 pages. $18/hardcover; $14/eBook. Recommended for ages 6–10. Recurring…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

Quaker Book Reviews

Long Time Coming: Reckoning with Race in America

By Michael Eric Dyson. St. Martin’s Press, 2020. 240 pages. $25.99/hardcover; $13.99/eBook.  The murder of George Floyd, which became a…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

May 2022 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

In the Name of Emmett Till: How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow

By Robert H. Mayer. NewSouth Books, 2021. 224 pages. $19.95/hardcover; $12.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 12–18. Unsung adolescent heroes of the…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

June/July 2022 Books

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

By Heather McGhee. One World, 2021. 448 pages. $28/hardcover; $18/paperback; $12.99/eBook. In the United States, one of the most vital…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

December 2022 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote

By Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charly Palmer. Calkins Creek, 2022. 64 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $11.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. Etched…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams

May 2023 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Itzel and the Ocelot

By Rachel Katstaller. Kids Can Press, 2022. 40 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $12.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 3–7. To craft this culturally rich…

Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams