I really love the books in the My Name is America/Dear America series. They taught me so much history as a kid, and this one in particular was a favorite of mine when I was young. This has to be the fourth or fifth time I've read it, and even as an adult it holds up so well. Ben's voice is sarcastic and funny throughout, no matter how bleak the situation.

My only real issue was that the story ended kind of abruptly. There was no conclusion, open ended or not. It just stopped randomly and then we got an epilogue. I don't expect books like this to be neatly wrapped up, but usually there's some kind of climax.

Overall, I'd still highly recommend. I adored this as a kid and still do as an adult. I'd highly recommend to both adults and kids. It teaches so much history. Not just this book, but the Dear America books in general. I genuinely learned so much history that I otherwise wouldn't have known, and I definitely encourage people to pass them off to their kids.