Worst of Friends
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the True Story of an American Feud

I don't usually add picture books to my good reads, but man this is such a great book. I love it. The feud between TJ and JA is legendary and so is their make-up and eventual death within hours of each other on July 4, 1826. I loved how sweetly the book contrasted and compared the two men who both ad......more

This is one of those books I had to read for work, but I would have read anyway because it is historical (so one of the reasons I'm writing this review is so I can remember what I thought about it when it is time to talk about it at work!). I really liked this book, partially because I really like t......more

This book is a nonfiction and is for children for the age group of P. This book did not win any awards. This book is about Thomas Jefferson and John Adams being best friends and how their political views of how the United States should be ran ruined their friendship. However, they learned to put asi......more

The tumultuous, on-again/off-again friendship of American Founding Fathers John Adams and Thomas Jefferson is explored in this immensely engaging work of picture-book history. Although very different in their backgrounds and temperaments, John and Tom worked together for independence, and were the b......more

I love this 5th-grade level story, “ Worst of Friends: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and the True Story of an American Feud” by the author Suzanne Jurmain! It is rare to hear an informational text or nonfiction genre that discusses on a very personal level the relationship and the characteristics of......more