(4) K-3 American Women Writers series. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. Brief chapters (each spanning a short interval of years) reflect the numerous locations of Willa Cather's childhood and early adult life on which the beloved American writer based her novels and essays. Watercolor and gouache illustrations evoke the landscapes so crucial to Cather's story. Succinct sketches of other nineteenth-century women writers round out the approachable, albeit fairly basic, chapter-book biography. Timeline. Bib.

Reviewer: Rita Soltan

(3) YA Literary Greats series. Cather's own words are expertly woven into this lively, accessible biography. Photographs of Cather and the people and places she loved set the scene as Meltzer draws connections between the author's life and works, including an honest treatment of her intimate relationships with Isabelle McClung and Edith Lewis. Extensive back matter reveals Meltzer's in-depth research. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett