Scholastic Wonderstruck Hardcover – Illustrated, 14 September 2011

Great book, keep you wondering how it was going to turn out great for any age.

Lectura agradable,aunque no la mejor del autor.Sin embargo lo consegui a muy buen precio ($90.00)Quede muy satisfecha

Que livro lindo!!! Estou arrasada!! Uma história tão delicada, tão bonita e apesar de triste, cheia de esperança!Adorei,adorei! As ilustrações complementam a história e tudo se junta no final. O meu favorito do autor até agora.

The book Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick is a touching story that will leave you in awe. The story starts by explaining the life of a young boy named Ben, and how he loses his mother. As the story goes on, you will fall in love with Ben’s character and empathize with him through all of his hardships. Though this tale is heart- warming, it does lack some of the charm shown in one of Selznick’s other books, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. However, Wonderstruck is still a great read, which I thoroughly and genuinely enjoyed.Throughout the story, Ben goes on a journey to find answers. He is struck by lightning one night while in his mother’s old home, and awakens in the hospital; entirely deaf. After he escapes from the hospital, he travels to New York in search of his father, whom he has never met. Ben discovers things about his past that he never knew, such as the story of his parents. He also meets relatives that he did not know existed.On his journey, Ben becomes friends with a boy named Jamie. Ben and Jamie work together to solve the mystery of Ben’s father and find the meaning behind the objects Ben has as memories of his mother. As the reader, you will discover that Ben is a dynamic character. In the beginning of the story, he is lost within his own mind, and his past is a mystery that he longs to uncover. As the story unravels, Ben becomes for open to possibilities. He changes as a person in the sense that he finally knows who he was, and who he is meant to be. He is no longer lost within memories, but rather finds joy in life. One can infer that he has become more confident in himself.When Ben meets his grandmother, Rose, towards the end of the story, she shows him a Panorama in a museum. This panorama is filled with memories of Ben’s father’s childhood. Ben was amazed by this panorama, and it seemed to be filled with wonders and untold stories that connected Ben to his father. As Rose explains all the details to Ben, he was in awe over the magical creation, and how it “[is] one of the most wondrous things Ben ha[s] ever seen” (Selznick 556). The panorama is a very significant, almost game- changing part of the story.As the story comes to an end, Jamie sees Ben and Rose near the panorama in the museum. He sees the look in Ben’s eyes, and asks Ben who he really is, as Jamie can see that something has changed in Ben. For the first time in his life, Ben knows. He replies confidently, “I think I can answer” (Selznick 591).At over six hundred pages, filled with hand- drawn sketches and brilliant words, Wonderstruck is a tale that any teenager or adult would enjoy. This book is meant for a bit of a more mature audience, due to the word choice and intense detail in the story. I could not put the book down once I began reading it. I was enthralled by the mixture of feelings and emotions it provoked within me. I highly recommend this book for leisurely enjoyment and inspiration.

Ben lives alone at Gunflint Lake, Minnesota, and has dreams of wolves, running with him, chasing him, but somehow he’s not terrified by them. He doesn’t really live alone, but he’s had to move in with his Aunt, Uncle and cousins since his mother died, and he never had a father. They try to be kind, but Ben really wants to go back to his own home, even though it’s empty. One night he does, and discovers some of his mother’s treasures, including a letter and a bookmark from a store in New York City, with a message that intrigues him. He tries to call the store, but is caught in a lightning storm, and his eardrum is blasted – and he could only hear out of that ear in the first place. It doesn’t take long for him to escape from the hospital and set off on a quest to find his father, for he’s convinced that is who wrote that note to meet his mother at the bookstore.Meanwhile, in pictures (I don’t just mean pictures, I mean the most wonderful pencil illustrations I can admire and treasure ) we find Rose, a deaf girl hidden away by her parents, one of whom is a famous silent screen actress – yes we have shifted back a few years. Rose also rebels against captivity and escapes, only for her it is across Hoboken Sound rather than across half the country.How their stories develop and eventually mingle is part of Wonderstruck, but it is so much more.In many ways the stories are very simple. The way they are told and the presentation that mixes words and pictures, makes it deliciously complex. I love the detail, not only of the illustrations (ah! the museum exhibition, the skeletons, the cityscapes, the dioramas!) but of the small items that link one person’s life with another’s. If there really is such a model of the city in Queens Art Museum, I want to visit it. These descriptions gave me a tingle such as I haven’t felt from a book for years. So much to discover about the art of curating, it opened a whole new world to me.The theme of Deaf Culture runs deeply through this book. In this book most of those we meet have had hearing at some stage, and I would argue that there is a difference, but the fact that deafness still puts up unseen barriers between people is something worth bringing forward for open discussion, and I think this book does an excellent job of raising awareness of many issues.It’s not a perfect book, but it’s delightful and compelling, and I feel richer for the experience of reading it, as will children of all ages, deaf or hearing.