The Marvels

The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Josep...

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Main Author: Selznick, Brian (Author, Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Press, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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264 1 |a New York :  |b Scholastic Press,  |c 2015. 
300 |a 665 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 22 cm 
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500 |a Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. Inspired by the Dennis Severs' House in London. 
520 |a The journey begins on a ship at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage. Nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis runs away from school and seeks refuge with a reclusive uncle in London. 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. 
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650 0 |a Runaway children  |v Juvenile fiction. 
650 0 |a Theatrical companies  |v Juvenile fiction. 
650 0 |a Recluses  |v Juvenile Fiction. 
651 0 |a London (England)  |v Juvenile fiction. 
651 0 |a London (England)  |x Social life and customs  |y 18th century  |v Juvenile fiction. 
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