Watson-Guptill, New York, 2005, 1^st., uncorrected proof.  Trade soft cover, 173 pages including a Timeline of Gauguin’s Life.  Appears unread; just a touch of wear at corners; binding tight; pages clean and unmarked.  Art Encounters series.  ‘Art Encounters brings the work of famous artists to life through thrilling and evocative stories that reflect the individual paintings featured.  This new series of historical fiction … introduces young readers to the style, techniques, and influences of great painters…  Revenge.  Joe Sloan wants just one thing:  to avenge the murder of his best friend.  But Joe has always been dogged by Smoking Mirror, the god of loss and change.  As he navigates the unknown territory of Tahiti and its people, haunted by the beautiful and mysterious Tehane, he finds an unlikely new ally in the French artist Paul Gauguin.  Will Gauguin help Joe get his revenge?  Or is he another curse from Smoking Mirror?’ (from rear wrap)