![]() How they unfold and ultimately intertwine will surprise you, challenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories-Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures-weave back and forth with mesmerizing symmetry. 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. Rose dreams of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a scrapbook. Ben longs for the father he has never known. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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.īen and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. ![]()
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