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The Marvels

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The MarvelsA 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/15/2015
ISBN: 9780545448680
Pages: 672
Weight: 3.05lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.80w x 2.20d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Finalist
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 07/06/2015
Booklist 07/01/2015 pg. 66
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 92
Entertainment Weekly 08/14/2015 pg. 67
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 117
BookPage 09/01/2015
New York Times Book Review 09/13/2015 pg. 21
New York Times Book Review 09/20/2015 pg. 26
Shelf Awareness 09/15/2015
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2015 - Recommended - Hard To Beat
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015
PW Best Children's Books 11/02/2015 pg. 52
Kirkus Best Middle Grade Books 11/15/2015 pg. 87
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 70
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2015 pg. 34

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 176872 / Marvels
Reading Level: 4.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6
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