The Marvels
Author(s): Brian Selznick
Adventure and Real Life Stories
A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick. Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle. The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past. A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.
Bernice Recommends: Today in Selznick’s own invented genre that’s part novel, part graphic novel, this spectacular volume, chronicles the life of The Marvels’ a family of actors, artists and ‘inventive’ historians. Not only is it a story told sensitively and empathetically - but it’s a book that demonstrates the significance of story-telling and story-tellers, whether that be the fictional drama of theatre or the realities of history!
A blazingly beautiful book!
Ages 10+
Product Information
Praise for "The Marvels"
*"Selznick's warm, affecting family tale is bittersweet, astonishing, and truly marvelous." -- Booklist, starred review *
"Time, grief, forgiveness, and love intersect in epic theater celebrating mysteries of the heart and spirit." -- Kirkus Reviews
General Fields
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- : Scholastic
- : Scholastic
- : 1.35171
- : 01 February 2015
- : 211mm X 147mm X 56mm
- : United States
- : 01 October 2015
- : books
Special Fields
- : Brian Selznick
- : illustrations
- : 672
- : very good
- : [Fic]
- : English
- : Brian Selznick
- : Brian Selznick
- : 1510
- : Hardback