Wonderstruck
A Novel in Words and Pictures
Readers rate it 4.2 (72 on Hardcover)
642 pages · Released 2011 · Scholastic Inc.
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Wonderstruck is a beautifully crafted novel that interweaves two coming-of-age stories with striking illustrations, exploring themes of loss, connection, and self-discovery. While Ben experiences significant emotional trauma (losing his mother and hearing), the book handles these challenges with sensitivity and ultimately conveys hope and resilience. The dual narrative—one in words, one in pictures—creates a unique reading experience that celebrates different ways of perceiving and communicating the world. This is a thoughtful, emotionally intelligent book suitable for mature middle-grade readers and young teens.
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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. 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.
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- Juvenile Fiction
- emotional
- Adventurous
- reflective
- Fantasy
- Young Adult
- Adventure
- Comics
- Deaf
- History
- Family
- Fiction
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ISBN 9780545027892 · Scholastic Inc.