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What worked: I love these graphic novels that touch on historical parts of history without being boring. In this novel, readers are introduced to Maggie Higgins, one of the first news correspondents as she's recording what happened at the beginning of the Korean War.

My own stepfather served in the Korean War and often told me he wished more had been told about what he saw and fought for in 1950. The illustrations help with being not only informative but easy to understand without the reader getting confused. Readers learn how our troops were unprepared for the onslaught of the Soviet's involvement in the Korean war. This is exactly what my stepfather said happened when he served. The writing doesn't flinch at some uncomfortable facts that some tried to withhold the truth of what happened to US soldiers in what at the time was called a 'police mission' and not a war.

I also liked how this novel shows the war through the eyes of one of the first women news reporters at that time. It shows how Higgins went up against discrimination and sexism, but through persistence and determination, she continued to report on the truth even when some tried to suppress her voice. She won a Pulitzer for her stories on combat. There are also some photos in the back of her.

Gripping portrayal of the Korean War told through the eyes of a woman war correspondent that doesn't flinch at some uncomfortable and true facts of what happened. Riveting illustrations made this non-fiction graphic novel engaging.