Wonderstruck

The book Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick is a truly wonderful book. It tells two different stories, both set fifty years apart. One is about Ben who's mother dies in a car accident and while in her room, he discovers a bookmark with the name number and address of a man whom Ben believes is his father. He tries to call the number but gets electricuted by lightning through the phone and ends up deaf in both ears (he was borne deaf in one ear). He decides to set off on an adventure to find his father in New York City and ends up finding a friend and his grandmother Rose instead. The other story tells about a little girl named Rose who lives outside NYC and is deaf in both ears. One day, she runs away from her father and tuter to go see her mother in New York City. Her mother is an actress. When Rose's mother discovers Roses presence, she tells her to stay in a room while she finds someone to take her home. Rose does not want to go home so she runs away and finds herself at the Museum of Natural History where her older brother happens to work. Her brother finds her and agrees to let her come live with him. In the end, the two stories come together beautifully. I was truly "Wonderstruck" when I was finnished reading it. I give Wonderstruck a double thumbs up.