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The Marvels  Cover Image Book Book

The Marvels

Selznick, Brian (author,, illustrator.).

Summary: The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0545448689 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9780545448680 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
    print
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London.
Subject: Great Britain History Fiction
London (England) History Fiction
London (England) Social life and customs 18th century Fiction
Recluses Fiction
Theatrical companies Fiction
Runaway children Fiction
Shipwreck survival Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.

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  • 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch J SELZN B (Text) 33126021075761 JFiction Checked out 04/20/2024
Covington Branch YA SELZN B (Text) 33126025040878 YA Graphic Novels Available -
Independence Branch J SELZN B (Text) 33126021075753 JFiction Available -

Brian Selznick’s books have sold millions of copies, garnered countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35 languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie Hugo. He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times bestseller, The Marvels. Selznick’s two most recent books for young people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, an ALA Notable Book co-written with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope, a New York Times Notable Children’s Book of 2021, were both New York Times bestsellers as well. He also illustrated the 20th anniversary edition covers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Selznick and Serlin divide their time between Brooklyn, New York and La Jolla, California. Learn more at thebrianselznick.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick.

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