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Wonderstruck : a novel in words and pictures /

Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Selznick, Brian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic, 2011.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Families > Fiction.
Diorama > Fiction.
Deaf > Fiction.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
American Museum of Natural History > Fiction.
Museums > Fiction.
Runaways > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Deafness > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Deafness > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
People with disabilities > Juvenile fiction.
Museums > Juvenile fiction.
Runaway children > Juvenile fiction.
American Museum of Natural History > Juvenile fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > History > 20th century > Juvenile fiction.
Graphic novels > United States.
Description
Summary:Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
Item Description:Drawings were created in pencil on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper.
Physical Description:637 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 635-637).
ISBN:9780545027892 (hbk.)
0545027896 (hbk.)