Awards

• Commended for Cybils (Graphic Novel Elem/Mid) 2015
• Commended for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2017

Overview

The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he fnds work in a London theatre. There, his family fourishes 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 an 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.A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two narratives connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking new voyage. In this magnifcent re-imagining of the form he originated, Brian Selznick combines two stand-alone stories — the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose together create a beguiling narrative puzzle.

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Praise for The Marvels * Selznick s warm, affecting family tale is bittersweet, astonishing, and truly marvelous. -- Booklist, starred review * Time, grief, forgiveness, and love intersect in epic theater celebrating mysteries of the heart and spirit. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Awards and Praise for The Invention of Hugo Cabret (partial listing): 2008 Caldecott Medal winner National Book Award Finalist #1 New York Times Bestseller New York Times Best Illustrated Book Los Angeles Times Favorite Children's Book of the Year Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year * A true masterpiece. - Publisher's Weekly, starred review Evokes wonder...like a silent film on paper. - The New York Times * Shatters conventions. - School Library Journal, starred review * Complete genius. - The Horn Book, starred review

Awards and Praise for THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET (partial listing): 2008 Caldecott Medal winnerNational Book Award Finalist#1 New York Times BestsellerNew York Times Best Illustrated BookLos Angeles Times Favorite Children's Book of the YearPublisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year A true masterpiece. - Publisher's Weekly, starred review Evokes wonder...like a silent film on paper. - The New York Times Shatters conventions. - School Library Journal, starred review Complete genius. - The Horn Book, starred review

Praise for The Marvels * Selznick s warm, affecting family tale is bittersweet, astonishing, and truly marvelous. -- Booklist, starred review * Time, grief, forgiveness, and love intersect in epic theater celebrating mysteries of the heart and spirit. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * As he did in his Caldecott Medal winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick uses a telescoping point of view with great success, bringing the audience effortlessly from the general to the specific, from wide shot to close-up. [A] powerful story about creating lasting art and finding family in unexpected places. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Complex, entertaining, and full of gorgeous art and writing, this is a powerhouse of a book. -- School Library Journal, starred review Once again, Selznick showcases the cinematic style and blend of prose and pictures that he pioneered with The Invention of Hugo Cabret both epic and deeply intimate, this engrossing adventure also reflects on the nature of creativity and storytelling a bookmaking tour de force, this novel is as full of marvels as its title suggests. -- Washington Post M]asterfully illustrated a thrilling and poignant journey -- Wall Street Journal [A] rich and surprising reading experience. -- New York Times Awards and Praise for The Invention of Hugo Cabret (partial listing): 2008 Caldecott Medal winner National Book Award Finalist #1 New York Times Bestseller New York Times Best Illustrated Book Los Angeles Times Favorite Children's Book of the Year Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year * A true masterpiece. - Publisher's Weekly, starred review Evokes wonder...like a silent film on paper. - The New York Times * Shatters conventions. - School Library Journal, starred review * Complete genius. - The Horn Book, starred review

Praise for The Marvels * Selznick s warm, affecting family tale is bittersweet, astonishing, and truly marvelous. -- Booklist, starred review * Time, grief, forgiveness, and love intersect in epic theater celebrating mysteries of the heart and spirit. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review * As he did in his Caldecott Medal winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick uses a telescoping point of view with great success, bringing the audience effortlessly from the general to the specific, from wide shot to close-up. [A] powerful story about creating lasting art and finding family in unexpected places. -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * Complex, entertaining, and full of gorgeous art and writing, this is a powerhouse of a book. -- School Library Journal, starred review Awards and Praise for The Invention of Hugo Cabret (partial listing): 2008 Caldecott Medal winner National Book Award Finalist #1 New York Times Bestseller New York Times Best Illustrated Book Los Angeles Times Favorite Children's Book of the Year Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year * A true masterpiece. - Publisher's Weekly, starred review Evokes wonder...like a silent film on paper. - The New York Times * Shatters conventions. - School Library Journal, starred review * Complete genius. - The Horn Book, starred review

Author Information

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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