Wonderstruck is two separate stories that meet and intertwine at the end. Set 50 years apart, Rose and Ben live rather different lives, with more and more crossover as the book develops. In 1927, Rose lives just outside New York City. She's deaf, and her father doesn't want to let her leave the hous...
I loved this book! Wonderstruck is a middle grade novel that tells the story of two people - Ben and Rose. The cool part of this book is that one of the stories is told through words, the other through pictures! It was so easy to follow along even with mostly pictures, and I read this in no time at ...
Along the lines of "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler." Children looking for their parents, themselves, and home, while getting lost in a museum. It was a delight to find the book acknowledged at the end credits.
The better book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickAs much as I love the concept for this book, a story half told in words and half in sketches, I didn't like this book as much as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and I felt that the story wasn't as strong as the author's first.
Bei diesem Buch handelt es sich um das Buch zum Film von „Hugo“, der Romanverfilmung des Kinderbuches „Die Entdeckung des Hugo Cabret“ von Brian Selznick.Die Geschichte des kleinen Hugo Cabret spielt im Jahre 1931 in Paris. Er entstammt einer alten Linie von Uhrmachern und auch sein Vater ging diese...
It's books like this that still give me hope! Lately, I've been thinking there aren't a lot of books left that are actually worth anything. But! I have been reading quite a few good ones and Wonderstruck is one of them. The characters are great, the story amazing, the concept in credible, and it's a...
The Letter Q is a poignant collection of countless letters from several LGBT authors to their younger selves holding hope, wisdom and hindsight. The book is beautifully bound, its pages smooth and able to withstand time and tears. The short letters invite the reader into the heads and personal lives...
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