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Cheng, Terrence

Deep in the Mountains: An Encounter with Zhu Qizhan

177 pp. | Watson-Guptill | May, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8230-0423-2 $16.95
(3) YA Art Encounters series. A well-known painting and its creator feature in each of these works of historical fiction. In Garden, a Persian girl seeks refuge at an artists' colony. In Mountains, a Chinese American boy goes to live with his uncle in Shanghai. A wounded soldier (Napoleon) works for Jacques-Louis David. The tales are complex and engrossing, with the artists' techniques illuminated in the stories' contexts. Timeline. Review covers these Art Encounters titles: Deep in the Mountains, Jackal in the Garden, and A Brush with Napoleon.
Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

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