"Bruce Brooks." Children's Literature Review. Vol. 25. Edited by Gerard J. Senick. Detroit: Gale Research, 1991.

An overview of Brooks's career to date, including excerpts from the pieces listed below, as well from the author's 1985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award acceptance speech, and numerous other book reviews.

McDonnell, Christine. "New Voices, New Visions: Bruce Brooks." Horn Book 63 (March-April 1987): 188-191.

Information on Brooks' early career.

Marcus, Leonard S. "PW Interviews: Bruce Brooks." Publishers Weekly 237 (July 27, 1990): 214-215. An interesting interview with valuable information on the background to No Kidding, this piece also contains information on Brooks's nonfiction and current projects.

Reed, Kit. "No Kidding." New York Times Book Review (June 25, 1989): 30.

Praises the novel, but points out some real weaknesses in it as well.

Watson, Elizabeth S. "No Kidding."

Horn Book 65 (July-August 1989): 486.

Recommends the novel as a vehicle for discussing the dangers of alcoholism in advanced middle school and high...