December 2007 - Desert Tracks Newsletter of the Southwest Chapter of the Oregon-California Trails Association, Book Review of Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, by Walter Drew Hill "Jan Cleere's collection of eleven fascinating real life accounts of early Arizona girls . . . offer(s) a view of southwestern history that is often overlooked: childhood. Cleere writes with enthusiasm for her subjects, and consequently she has succeeded in making these Arizona girls come alive. Each sketch is adventure-intensive and interesting."
Summer 2007 - The Journal of Arizona History Book Review of Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor "Jan Cleere recognizes a good story when she hears it, but she is skeptical enough not always to accept it at face value. . . . Cleere's bibliography is a handy guide to further reading and a testament to her own diligent research."
Spring 2006 - The Journal of Arizona History Book Review of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor "Her charmingly written book serves as both a tribute to the resourcefulness of the human spirit and an invitation for further research into the lives of these, and other, forgotten pioneer women."