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671 pp.
| Scholastic |
September, 2015 |
TradeISBN 978-0-545-44868-0$32.99
(2)
4-6
Black-and-white drawings tell of a storm, a shipwreck, and a rescue in a theater; years pass and a dynasty is born of sons of sons who love the stage. In a second story, told in text and encapsulating the first, Joseph runs away to his uncle's London house, where Uncle Albert seems to serve as caretaker for ghosts. Selznick's masterful story-inside-a-story unfolds an emotional narrative.
Reviewer: Nina Lindsay
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2015