The Marvels
by Brian Selznick
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Year Published 2015
Word Count 39,054
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 770L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 176872, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- Adventure and adventurers--Fiction
- Great Britain--History--Fiction
- Actors
- London (England)
- Actors and actresses--Fiction
- Actors and actresses
- London
- England
- Actors--England--London--Juvenile fiction
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts | Theater & Musicals
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Europe
- Families--England--London--History--Juvenile fiction
- Great Britain
- Theaters--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories
- London (England)--History--Fiction
- Family life
- London (England)--Juvenile fiction
- History
- Adventure stories
- Theater
- Families
- Theaters
- Adventure and adventurers
- Family life--England--London--Fiction
- Theater--England--London--Juvenile fiction
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Brian Selznick
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Awards & Distinctions 8

Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award, 1997-2025
Selection, 2016

Rainbow List: Top Ten LGBTQ Books for Children and Teens, 2011-2025
Commended, 2016

Lambda Literary Award, 1992-2024
Finalist, 2016

ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2025
Commended, 2016

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2016

Publishers Weekly Best Books, 2010-2024
Middle Grade Selection, 2015

Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Graphic Novels Selection, 2015
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