Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters

Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters
Written by Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by David Roberts
Amulet Books, 2018. Intermediate.

"Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters" is both a fun, creative addition to the world of STEM fiction, and a great handbook on how to succeed as an engineer. Rosie Revere is a brilliant engineer, as evidenced by her abundance of creative ideas. But what sets Rosie apart as a truly fantastic engineer is her ability to brainstorm, test ideas, fail, and start all over again. And to enjoy the process of trying, failing, tweaking, and eventually succeeding. The book celebrates her creativity and her brainstorming abilities, but above all, it teaches about perseverance.

Rosie is a spunky main character who is delightful to read about, and the illustrations by Roberts, which include her plans and blueprints, make her story all the more fun to explore. Readers get to see all the details of her inventions, while learning about how her brain gets from one idea to the next. The other fun illustrations of the raucous riveters prove them to be a unique, diverse, and entertaining cast of characters.

Rosie's process, along with the lessons she learns and the way she refines her craft, might just inspire a young reader to go out and try inventing something of their own.

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