Signed first edition, first printing. Scholastic Press, New York 2011. 8vo, 637 pp. " Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. 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. Set fifty years apart, these two independent stories - Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures - weave back and forth with mesmerizing symetry. .. Rich, complex, affecting, and beautyful - with over 460 pages of original artwork - 'Wonderstruck' is a stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and visionary." (from the front flap of the dust jacket) Book and dust jacket are fine as new. DJ is now protected by a transparent Brodart sleeve.
