My children didn't even question the relationships here.From the Caldecott Award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking voyage of the mind and heart. (And thank goodness we are growing up in an age when anyone, gay or straight, can marry the ones they love. That is surely something we can all get behind. More than anything, it's a story about love, and about the limitless possibilities of love and of stories. There are gay relationships, but then, so what? My children absolutely loved this story for what it is: a brilliant, imaginative and complex tale (or several tales in one, actually) they'll read again and again. Not to mention small-minded and homophobic, of course. This same reviewer claims to not be "gay bashing"-a bad sign, when you have to lead with this-but then puts in the review's title "Gay relationships!" as the first "warning". Perhaps this person lives in a hole (or a closet), or doesn't understand what that word means, for there is nothing explicit in this book. I feel I need to address the only other (as of this writing) review on this, too, which claims there is "explicit" material here.
I liked "Hugo," loved "Wonderstruck," and would put this one somewhere inbetween. Children of all ages, as well as their parents (and adult readers without children, for that matter) will find many things to love here. We just finished this book, and I want to go back and re-read already-it's beautifully done, both in its stirring pictures (which feel so ALIVE!) and the many nuanced, real characters. Some vividly drawn scenes of a shipwreck and burning buildings may be too scary for sensitive kids, while other readers may find some parents' abuse, neglect, and misunderstanding of their children upsetting. Learning and study are important to the story, which may inspire young readers to learn more about Shakespeare, Yeats, and Latin in particular. Gay and straight couples fall in love some get married and/or raise children, and some are divorced. Parents need to know that The Marvels, by Caldecott-winning author Brian Selznick ( The Invention of Hugo Cabret), is another stunner told in pictures and words, leaving few heartstrings untugged in its centuries-spanning saga about love, loss, angels, madness, fire, shipwreck, family, storytelling, the AIDS epidemic, and a faithful dog. A barroom argument between a barmaid and a drunken actor has fateful repercussions for the Marvel theater dynasty.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Adult characters drink alcohol, mostly on festive occasions 13-year-old Joseph drinks the contents, mostly alcoholic, of half-empty glasses as he's exploring the house, and he feels the pain afterward.
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