Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Scholastic, Inc. on 09-13-2011
Brian Selznick,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Scholastic, Inc. on 09-13-2011
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Format: Textbook
ASIN: 9780545027892
Publish date: 13-09-2011
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Realistic Fiction,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Fiction,
Historical
Brian Selznick rocks!
What a lovely, engaging book! I found myself clustering my associations as I read ("The Gray Wolf Throne--also has ambiguous wolf visions"; "Seeing Voices/Hands of My Father--deaf education"; "Mr. Wilson's Cabinet Of Wonder/Cornell boxes?"), not least of which was, of course, From the Mixed-Up Files...
Very clever and so easy to read! I was very curious to see how the two stories would come together and enjoyed all the sketches.
This was really wonderful.
I liked this book, but didn't think it was as amazing as all the hype made it out to be. It was executed well, especially with the pictures playing out like a silent movie. I didn't feel like the writing portion was as strong as it could have been though. When I first picked it up from the library I...
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