(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

(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

(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

(4) YA Art Encounters series. In this series, artists' processes are illumined through conversations with fictional protégés. This entry offers a twist, as Dali's possible madness is underscored by discussions with Jinx, an imagined character from an alternate (Daliesque) reality. The trope blurs real and surreal boundaries for readers in an attempt to mimic Dali's painting style, to mixed--sometimes very confusing--effect. Reading list, timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) YA Art Encounters series. Inspired by Sargent's The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, this Gothic tale draws readers into the painter's relationship with a mysterious, eccentric family who may be hiding a terrible secret. The suspense is well maintained, but the ending is somewhat flat. Factual details of Sargent's life and work are included unobtrusively. An author's note provides further information. Reading list, timeline, websites.

Reviewer: Norah Piehl