Wonderstruck

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!

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. 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. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--Wonderstruckis a stunning achievement from a gifted artist and visionary.

Author: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 09/13/2011
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.86w x 2.15d
ISBN: 9780545027892
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.4
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 146551 / Wonderstruck


Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: California Young Reader Medal - Winner
Award: Buckeye Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Golden Sower Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Nominee
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Nominee
Award: Schneider Family Book Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Teen Book Award - Nominee
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee
Award: Great Stone Face Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Third Place
Award: Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Winner
Award: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Rhode Island Children's Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Alabama Camellia Award - Finalist
Award: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Mark Twain Readers Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/18/2011
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2011
Booklist 08/01/2011 pg. 45
School Library Journal 08/01/2011 pg. 120
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2011 pg. 101
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2011
New York Times Book Review 09/18/2011 pg. 18
New York Times Book Review 09/25/2011 pg. 30
Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2011 pg. 394 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Shelf Awareness 09/13/2011
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/07/2011 pg. 40
Shelf Awareness 06/08/2011
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2121
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/04/2011 pg. 33
New Yorker (The) 12/05/2011 pg. 85
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2012 pg. 14
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2011 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 83 - Superior,Well Above Average
BookPage 09/01/2011

About the Author
Brian Selznick's books have sold millions of copies, garnered countless awards worldwide, and been translated into more than 35 languages. He broke open the novel form with his innovative and genre-defying thematic trilogy, beginning with the Caldecott Medal-winning #1 New York Times bestseller The Invention of Hugo Cabret, adapted into Martin Scorsese's Oscar-winning movie Hugo. He followed that with the #1 New York Times bestseller, Wonderstruck, adapted into the eponymous movie by celebrated filmmaker Todd Haynes, with a screenplay by Selznick, and the New York Times bestseller, The Marvels. Selznick's two most recent books for young people, Baby Monkey, Private Eye, an ALA Notable Book co-written with his husband David Serlin, and Kaleidoscope, a New York Times Notable Children's Book of 2021, were both New York Times bestsellers as well. He also illustrated the 20th anniversary edition covers of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. Selznick and Serlin divide their time between Brooklyn, New York and La Jolla, California. Learn more at thebrianselznick.com and mediaroom.scholastic.com/brianselznick.