powerful story about creating lasting art and finding family in unexpected places.' - Publishers Weekly, starred review * 'Complex, entertaining, and full of gorgeous art and writing, this is a powerhouse of a book.' - School Library Journal, starred review * 'Selznick continues his quest to shake up notions of illustrated novels, wordless storytelling, and the intersection of text and pictures in this newest volume.' - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred review 'Once again, Selznick showcases the cinematic style and blend of prose and pictures that he pioneered with The Invention of Hugo Cabret. 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, starred review * 'As he did in his Caldecott Medal-winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick uses a telescoping point of view with great success, bringing the audience effortlessly from the general to the specific, from wide shot to close-up. 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. 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. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. 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. Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck, which together with The Marvels, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.

The Marvels by Brian Selznick