TY - BOOK AU - Selznick,Brian TI - The Marvels SN - 9780545448680 AV - PZ7.S4654 Mar 2015 U1 - [Fic] 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic Press KW - Families KW - England KW - London KW - History KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Actors KW - Theater KW - Family life KW - Fiction KW - Actors and actresses KW - Theaters KW - London (England) KW - sears KW - Great Britain KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - lcgft N1 - 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; 5.0; Follett Library Resources; 5-8; Follett Library Resources N2 - 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 ER -