A gripping adventure and an intriguing invitation to decipher how the two stories connect, The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story from an artist at the vanguard of creative innovation.Show more Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past. Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. After surviving a shipwreck, he finĭs work in a London theatre. The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. Two stand-alone stories-the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose-create a beguiling narrative puzzle.

Show moreĪ breathtaking new voyage from Caldecott Medalist Brian Selznick. An attraction that, if acted on, would scandalize the Glittering Court and make them both outcasts in wild, vastly uncharted lands. But no complication will prove quite as daunting as the potent attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. Complications soon arise-first, as they cross the treacherous seas from Osfrid to Adoria, and later, when Adelaide catches the attention of a powerful governor. When Adelaide discovers that Cedric is hiding a dangerous secret of his own, together, they hatch a scheme to make the best of Adelaide's deception.

She manages to keep her true identity hidden from all but one- the intriguing Cedric Thorn. Adelaide naturally excels in her training, and even makes a few friends- the fiery former laundress Tamsin and t To escape an arranged marriage, Adelaide, an Osfridian countess, must pose as aservant and join the Glittering Court-a school designed to transform impoverished girls into upper-class ladies.

The Pearl-shell Diver by Kay Crabbe