TY  - BOOK
N2  - Two stand-alone stories - the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose - create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins 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, runaway Joseph Jervis 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 stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation. --
AB  - Two stand-alone stories - the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose - create a beguiling narrative puzzle.The journey begins 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, runaway Joseph Jervis 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 stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation. --
T1  - The Marvels /
AU  - Selznick, Brian,
ET  - First edition.
CN  - PZ7.S4654
CN  - PZ7.S4654
ID  - 1377743
KW  - Families
KW  - Families
KW  - Actors
KW  - Actors
KW  - Theater
KW  - Theater
KW  - Family life
KW  - Actors and actresses
KW  - Adventure and adventurers
KW  - Theaters
KW  - Families
KW  - Actors
KW  - Theater
KW  - Adventure stories.
KW  - Family life
KW  - Actors and actresses
KW  - Adventure and adventurers
KW  - Theaters
KW  - Adventure fiction.
KW  - Actors.
KW  - Families.
KW  - Theater.
SN  - 9780545448680
SN  - 0545448689
SN  - 9781407159454
SN  - 1407159453
TI  - The Marvels /
ER  -