Booklist Review

The long-running Cornerstones of Freedom series takes topics and names with which young readers are familiar and puts them into context. Bill Clinton looks at the forty-second president of the U.S.; his interest in politics from an early age; his political career; wife and political star Hillary Clinton; and, of course, the scandals that almost ousted him from office. Informative sidebars cover his family (although excluding Roger Clinton's drinking seems an odd omission); his current fine relationship with the president he beat, George H. W. Bush; and a look at the problems in Ireland, which Clinton worked hard to solve. Obviously, there is plenty of salacious material to be had here, but Gregory keeps things polite: Clinton and Monica Lewinsky had a romantic relationship. The series has a colorful, engaging design and uses plenty of photographs. A Living History section points out primary sources, and a map in each book pinpoints where important events happened.--Cooper, Ilene Copyright 2014 Booklist