![]() ![]() "I'm thrilled to finally share The Marvels with readers after three years of intense work on the book, including living briefly in London and spending an entire year drawing the pictures," Selznick said in a news release. Various mysteries come together over the course of the book. The "word" story opens in 1990 and tracks a boy called Joseph who has run away from school in London. The illustrated story begins in 1766 with the lone survivor of a shipwreck named Billy Marvel, and follows the adventures of his family over five generations. ![]() As the pages turn, we find that these are actors entertaining the ship’s crew and passengers. ![]() ![]() A terrified little girl is saved from a sea monster by a gentle-faced angel. It is 1766 and we are shown a ship at sea. Here's a first look at the jacket of The Marvels (ages 10 and up), described as a "multi-layered reading experience" that combines two "seemingly unrelated stories." The story in THE MARVELS by Brian Selznick begins with more than 300 pages of dramatic black and white illustrations. It's his first book since 2011's Wonderstruck. Now Selznick will return with a new book, The Marvels, due Sept. The Marvels (Scholastic) 2015 FOR ADULTS Live Oak, With Moss (Harry N. Few authors combine words and pictures as creatively as Brian Selznick, whose 2007 book The Invention of Hugo Cabret won a Caldecott Medal and was adapted for film by Martin Scorsese. ![]()
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