Selznick, Brian,

The Marvels Brian Selznick - 665 p.

Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text.

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.

9780545448680 (hard cover : alk. paper)

2015023161


Families--History--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Actors--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Theater--England--London--Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Family life--England--London--Fiction.
Actors and actresses--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Theaters--Fiction.


London (England)--Juvenile fiction.
London (England)--History--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Fiction.




PZ7.S4654 / Mar 2015

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