(3) YA Odysseys in Artistry series. Compiled from primary sources, these artist biographies provide a wealth of information, including detailed descriptions about the subjects' lives and major works. Expansive "In His Words" concluding chapters contain the artists' own writings with contextualizing introductions. Exceptionally wide margins create a clean, straightforward format, and helpful captions accompany frequent full-page paintings (Mozart) or photographs (Hemingway). Timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers the following Odysseys in Artistry titles: Ernest Hemingway and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Reviewer: Jeannie Coutant

(2) YA Reef demonstrates the connection between art and life when discussing Hemingway's masterpieces: The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Old Man and the Sea. She balances this treatment with chronicles of Hemingway's formative youth, journalistic roots, far-flung world travels, friendships and feuds, suicide, and legacy. Numerous photographs are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2009

(3) YA Social Issues in Literature series. Each collection features at least eighteen essays reprinted from a variety of sources, including academic journals and popular periodicals. The articles explore the author's life, thematic issues in his work, and contemporary perspectives on related topics. Lists of thematically similar novels in addition to discussion questions further deepen the material. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Social Issues in Literature titles: Male and Female Roles in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises[c1], Industrialism in John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, Women's Issues in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, and Workers' Rights in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.