(4) YA Visions in Poetry series. Illustrated by Murray Kimber. The romantic anti-hero in Noyes's rhythmic, haunting ballad of doomed love is re-fashioned as a sleek, motorcycle-riding gangster in this modern version of the poem, which the artist sets in art deco-era New York City. Rendered in sepia, gray, and black, the dramatic illustrations create a film noir atmosphere, but ultimately the geometric images feel mismatched to the text.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Murray Kimber. Twenty-three poems, most from the perspective of Ganymede, a mortal kidnapped by Zeus and given immortality in order to serve the gods, present some of the Greek myths. Although appendixes summarize the characters, a familiarity with the myths and gods is required for understanding the poems, which are illustrated with atmospheric oil-over-acrylic paintings, some with a modern bent.

Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman