Rich, complex, affecting and beautiful, Wonderstruck is a staggering achievement from a uniquely gifted artist. In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. When Ben discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose reads an enticing headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on desperate quests to find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. With over 460 pages of original artwork Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a gifted artist and visionary. A stunning gift book to be treasured for a lifetime. Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, The Invention of Hugo Cabret and The Marvels, which together with Wonderstruck, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! Wonderstruck is now a feature-length film starring Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams Brian's first book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, was the winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal, the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is for picture books & made into a feature length film, HUGO, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Jude Law
Awards
Winner of California Young Reader Medal (Middle School) 2014 and Buckeye Children's Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2012 and NAPPA Gold Awards (Ages 6 & Up) 2011 and Schneider Family Book Award (Teen) 2012 and Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (Children's Literature) 2012. Runner-up for West Virginia Children's Book Award 2013. Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2012 and Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) (Fiction) 2011 and Alabama Camellia Award (Grades 4-6) 2012 and Cybils (Graphic Novel Elem/Mid) 2011. Short-listed for Bluebonnet Awards 2013 and Young Reader's Choice Award (Junior/Grades 4-6) 2014 and Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2014 and Golden Sower Award (Intermediate) 2014 and South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2013 and Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2013 and Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2013 and Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Grades 3-5) 2013 and Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2013 and Colorado Children's Book Award (Junior Novel) 2013 and Golden Archer Award (Intermediate) 2013 and Rhode Island Teen Book Award 2013 and William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2014 and Great Stone Face Book Award 2012 and Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (Grades 6-8) 2014 and Rhode Island Children's Book Awards 2013 and Mark Twain Readers Award 2013.



Book Information
ISBN 9780545027892
Author Brian Selznick
Format Hardback
Page Count 656
Imprint Scholastic US
Publisher Scholastic US
Weight(grams) 1270g
Dimensions(mm) 217mm * 153mm * 55mm