The Marvels / [book]
By: Selznick, Brian [author.].
Contributor(s): LGBTTQ Resources.
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BookPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015Copyright date: �2015Edition: First edition.Description: 665 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780545448680 (hardcover).Subject(s): Families -- England -- London | Actors -- England -- London | Theater -- England -- London | Adventure stories | London (England) -- Juvenile fictionDDC classification: J FICTION Summary: In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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| Books | Manitoba School for the Deaf Library | F SEL (Browse shelf) | Available | 013440 |
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text.
In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and ghostly presences.
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