Admittedly, I’m pretty ignorant of the Kent State shootings — made even more terrible because I’m from Ohio. All I knew going into this is that it happened because of a Vietnam War protest, and I’ve seen the famous photo of the immediate aftermath. 

This book is obviously directed at a younger reader than me, but was perfect for my starting knowledge point. I liked that, while the “opposing” viewpoints were still given, they were immediately rebuked by one of our student narrators. I loved the Black narrator’s viewpoint as well, as I really didn’t have any idea of that respect. 

Despite its intended audience, I’d highly recommend this (very short) book to anyone looking to get a brief, but not too narrow, overview of what happened at Kent State on May 4, 1970.