![]() ![]() Stormy Uncle Albert and his strange but beautiful house, with its ships and theater programs, haunting portraits and ghostly presences, lure Joseph on a search for clues about the house, and his own life.Īs readers piece together the mystery of how the two narratives connect, they will be swept up in a gripping adventure that is also a moving exploration of our need to belong and to tell stories. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like In the book The Marvels, What was the ship's name, In the book The Marvels, What was the dog's name, In the book The Marvels, Who created the story of the Marvels and more. There his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until young Leontes Marvel abandons the stage and runs away.Ī century later, Joseph Jervis, another runaway, seeks refuge with an uncle in London. He survives a devastating shipwreck and later finds work in a London theatre. The two eventually connect and bond, though that does not happen without its issues. In this book, Joseph runs away from boarding school to go meet his uncle. The journey begins on a ship at sea, with a boy named Billy Marvel. The Marvels by Brian Selznick (YA) Selznick seamlessly weaves illustrations and prose together in his books, telling the story in two different manners. In this masterful reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories-the first in pictures, the second in prose-together create a beguiling narrative puzzle. From the Caldecott Award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking voyage of the mind and heart. ![]()
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