Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling

This book is set in Paris right before and during WWII. Max Berenzon is the son of a famous art dealer and collector. He is interested in following in his father's footsteps, but ends up in medical school instead. Max also falls in love with his fathers assistant, Rose. When Paris falls to the Nazis, the Berenzons survive in hiding. When they return, they find their priceless art collection has disappeared. Max is driven to find his father's paintings. The book also focuses on Rose and her actions to save paintings from the Nazis. This book started off well but then got a little slow and dull. Then it picked up again and I really liked it. It was very interesting to learn about the art that was destroyed, stolen or hidden during World War II. There were lots of historical facts and I learned alot in reading this book.