Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures
Selznick, Brian2011
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Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories - Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures - weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful - with over 460 pages of original artwork - Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.
Main title:
Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures / Brian Selznick.
Author:
Selznick, Brian, author, illustrator
Imprint:
New York : Scholastic Press, 2011.
Collation:
637 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-637)
Audience:
Upper primary
Contents:
Christmas -- Los Tres Reyes -- Blessed candles and a glimpse of family life -- Memories of old family dinners -- Meriendas del Campo -- Bailes de Cascarones -- Holy Week and Easter -- Feast Days and Christenings -- Various religious feasts -- The Portiuncula -- Death of Fray Junipero Serra, August 28, 1784 -- Feast of St. Francis of Assisi -- November Days -- San Carlos Day -- Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Awards:
Schneider Family Book Award, 2012.
ISBN:
9780545027892 (hardback)9780545389853 (hardback)
Language:
English
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Subject:
American Museum of Natural History -- FictionFugitives from justice -- FictionOrphans -- FictionMissing children -- FictionRunaway children -- FictionDeaf children -- FictionDeafness -- FictionPeople with disabilities -- FictionFamilies -- FictionMuseums -- FictionBelonging (Topic Area, HSC English), 2009-2012Premier's reading challenge -- grades 5to6New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionMystery fictionHistorical fictionGraphic novels
BRN:
77571
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