A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick.
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..
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.
Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London.
There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.
After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre.
The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel.
Two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.
A breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick