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The Marvels / Brian Selznick.

By: Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015Edition: First editionDescription: 640 pages : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0545448689
  • 9780545448680
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • FIC
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Juv Fic (hc) Flesherton Branch Shelves J FIC Selzn (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 32241001094665

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.

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