I really loved this book I liked how the author draw a lot of picture and still wrote a lot. I thought that the author did a really awesome job at drawing and writing it to!!!!
Wonderstruck (Schneider Family Book Award - Middle School Winner)
By Brian Selznick
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 4 - 8 | W | 5.4 | 26125 |
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.
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.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9780545027892
ISBN-10: 0545027896
Published on 9/13/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 640
Book Reviews (154)
I think this book is very entertaining and cool. It was odd at first when Ben did not know he was deaf when his house was struck by lightning. It was really cool how the two stories came together and Ben and rose met. Love it friends!
This is a good book because it is a mix of picture and writing and then they mix! Love it freinds!
I love this book!
The teacher read this book to us a long time ago. So much discription! I love it. 5 stars! I love how 2 stories are combined and simalar to each other! I like these kinds of books because they tell the stories in pictures and in words very discriptivly. Ben goes looking for his father but his mother is already dead and he is staying with his cousins. He gets struck by lightning and becomes deaf. In the other story rose is already deaf and is looking for her brother Walter. In the end they are still deaf but rose finds Walter and Ben does not find his parents but he discoveres an amazing machine. 2 thumbs up for wonder struck!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brian Selznick did a great job combining 2 stories so they played out like a movie. Read his other books as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this book!
Such an amazing book and Brian Selznick is an amazing writer as well. I love how the book is sort of played like a movie. Read all of Brian Selznick's other books as well!
Two death people and one of them is in righting another in pictures. the one with righting the boy is called Ben he is looking for his father. and then he meats rose.
Amazing. I was "Wonderstruck" from this book.
this book is about two deaf kids who want somthing.