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The Marvels / Brian Selznick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.Edition: 1st ed., September 2015Description: 665 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780545448680
  • 9781518116360
  • 0545448689
  • 1518116361
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • [Fic] 23
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.S4654 Mar 2015
Summary: In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 p. of continuous pictures, and the second in text.

School Library Journal starred, August 2015

Booklist starred, July 2015

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, November 2015

Pub Weekly, July 2015

Kirkus Starred, July 2015

New York Times, September 2015

Horn Book, September 2015

Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2015

In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.

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