Wonder struck
Selznick, Brian2011
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Having lost his mother and his hearing in a short time, twelve-year-old Ben leaves his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he never knew in New York City, and meets there Rose, who is also longing for something missing from her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures.
Main title:
Wonder struck / Brian Selznick.
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Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
New York : Scholastic, 2011.New York Scholastic, 2011.
Collation:
637 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
N.S.W. Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6.Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Middle School.
Contents:
Christmas -- Los Tres Reyes -- Blessed candles and a glimpse of family life -- Memories of old family dinners -- Meriendas del Campo -- Bailes de Cascarones -- Holy Week and Easter -- Feast Days and Christenings -- Various religious feasts -- The Portiuncula -- Death of Fray Junipero Serra, August 28, 1784 -- Feast of St. Francis of Assisi -- November Days -- San Carlos Day -- Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Awards:
Schneider Family Book Award, 2012.
ISBN:
9780545027892
Dewey class:
[Fic]F
LC class:
PZ7.S4654
Language:
English
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BRN:
376767