'Til the Streetlights Came On: Lessons Learned from Neighborhood Games
For kids, playing outside with others is more than an issue of exercise. Daniel J. Porter argues it's also a rule book for life that teaches responsibility, reliability and acceptance. His argument rings true to anyone who's ever yelled "ghost man on first!" and is a welcome reminder of the value of spontaneity and creativity in kids' lives. // Jim Vickers
Guilty By Popular Demand: A True Story of Small-Town Injustice
Nearly two years after the 1982 murder of Annette Cooper Johnston and her boyfriend, a jury in Logan, Ohio, convicted her stepfather, Dale Johnston, of the killings. Cheers filled the courtroom, but the verdict stunned Akron Beacon Journal reporter Bill Osinski, whose book offers an inside look at how the justice system failed. // Emma Gasperak
