Wonderstruck
~ Brian Selznick (作者, 插图作者)
介绍摘自 amazon.cn 和 amazon.com
Ben's story takes place in 1977 and is told in words. Rose's story in 1927 is told entirely in pictures. Ever since his mother died, Ben feels lost. At home with her father, Rose feels alone. When Ben finds a mysterious clue hidden in his mother's room, and when a tempting opportunity presents itself to Rose, both children risk everything to find what's missing. Rich, complex, affecting and beautiful, "Wonderstruck" is a staggering achievement from a uniquely gifted artist.
Reading level: Ages 9 and upHardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Scholastic Press; First Edition edition (September 13, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0545027896
ISBN-13: 978-0545027892
Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 2 x 8.6 inches
摘自: Essays News Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debut novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey.
A boy named Ben longs for the father he has never known. A girl named 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.
Ben's story, set in 1977, is told entirely with words, while Rose's story, set fifty years earlier, is told entirely with pictures. The two stories weave back and forth before ultimately coming together. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautiful–with over 460 pages of original artwork–Wonderstruck is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary.
“This book was a joy, a challenge, and a puzzle to put together. I hope you enjoy meeting Ben and Rose, and joining them on their thrilling, dangerous and unexpected adventures in New York City.”
–Brian Selznick
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[ 本帖最后由 glc2012 于 2012-7-18 19:43 编辑 ]
作者: glc2012 时间: 2012-7-18 19:13
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摘自 wiki 的介绍:
Wonderstruck is a historical-fiction book written and illustrated by Brian Selznick and published by Scholastic Press. The hardcover edition was released on September 13, 2011. Brian Selznick is the illustrator of over 20 books by other authors including the Caldecott Honor book The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, and When Marian Sang the Sibert Medal Honor book by Pam Munoz Ryan. Selznick has also written five titles of his own including The Houdini Box, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and Wonderstruck.
Wonderstruck is Selznick’s second illustrated novel of this length. With “460 pages of artwork” between the book's 608 pages, it exceeds The Invention of Hugo Cabret by 75 pages. Wonderstruck actually contains 176 more pages of artwork than The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This makes sense given that the book is actually two stories in one. Rose’s story (set in 1927) is told entirely in pictures. Ben’s story (set in 1977) is told entirely in text.
Wonderstruck takes the form Selznick first introduced in his Caldecott medal winning The Invention of Hugo Cabret and pushes it one step further.
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Reception
Wonderstruck is currently[when?] being discussed as both a Newbery Medal contender as well as a Caldecott Medal contender. Mary Quattlebaum of the Washington Post calls it "brilliantly executed." Roger Sutton, editor in Chief of the Horn Book Magazine, cites the "technical brilliance" Selznick shows in the artistry of his illustrations. Tim Wadham, a reviewer for School Library Journal, discusses the dual text/illustration format that Selznick uses and says "the combination provides an emotional experience that neither the words nor the illustrations could achieve on their own."[ Ken Setterims up the impact of Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret by stating that "In fact, taken in tandem, these two titles have redefined the creative possibilities for novels and picture books."
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Plot summary
Ben’s story starts in Gunflint Lake, Minnesota in June 1977. He was born deaf in one ear. Ben’s mom, Elaine, was the town librarian, but died in a car crash a few weeks before. He now lives with his aunt and uncle next to the house he grew up in. Ben has never known his dad, but feels a pull to find out who he was. Ben discovers a bookmark in his mother's book, Wonderstruck inscribed to his mother that ends with the words "Love, Danny." Ben thinks Danny must be his father and proceeds to call the number listed on the bookmark. As he is calling, a bolt of lightning hits his house, travels through the phone line and causes him to lose his remaining hearing. He wakes up in the hospital, unaware of where he is. A short time later, he decides to run away from the hospital and journey to New York City, eventually hiding out in the American Museum of Natural History. While at the museum, he meets Jamie, whose father works at the museum. Jamie takes him on tours of the back areas of the museum and helps him to hide in an unused storage room. Ben is still determined to track down his father, so he leaves the museum to locate the bookstore listed on the bookmark he found in his mother's book. Once there, he encounters Rose and they try to piece together how they might be connected.
Rose’s story starts in Hoboken, New Jersey in October 1927. She is kept at home with visits from a tutor because she is deaf. Unhappy and lonely at home, she runs away to New York City to see her idol, actress Lillian Mayhew. In New York, Rose travels to the theater where Lillian Mayhew is performing. She sneaks in and is found by the actress herself, who we learn is actually Rose's mother. Mayhew is furious, despite Rose telling her that she came because she missed her. Mayhew threatens to send Rose back to her father, so Rose runs away again. This time she goes to the American Museum of Natural History. She is found there by her brother, Walter. He takes her back to his apartment and promises to speak to their parents. At this point, Rose's story skips forward 50 years, and we see her as an older woman entering a bookstore. It is there she meets Ben. It is then revealed that Rose is Ben's grandmother, and Danny was both Rose's son and Ben's father. Rose takes Ben to Queens and leads him into the Queens Museum of Art where she tells her story and explains how Danny met Ben's mother, Elaine, and how Ben's father died from a heart disease.
The book ends with Ben, Rose and Jamie (who followed them to Queens) looking at the stars waiting for Rose's brother, Walter, to pick them up.
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.作者: glc2012 时间: 2012-7-18 19:17
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在amazon.cn上搜索时,发现竟然还有中文版,摘录如下: