Wonder Struck

This week for my blog I read the book Wonder Struck, by Brian Selznick. First off, this book was fantastic. Never before have I read a 600+ page book so quickly. The book contains two stories that take place approximately 40 years apart and become intertwined. They parallel each other so well that it's almost like reading one story. The coolest part of the book is although the story of Ben, a young boy searching for his father, is told in the traditional sense, using words, the other story is of a girl named Rose who is missing something in her life, but her story takes place through pictures.

The book overall probably has more picture pages than word pages, but the pages that tell of Ben are so descriptive that the pictures aren't necessary. I really enjoyed this book. I feel it would be a good book for a middle school student who is struggling at home with a missing father. Many families now a days are broken, and Ben's story helps to encourage those who are alone at home.

The story also goes into the culture of children with special needs because Ben was born deaf in one ear, and quickly in the book Ben is struck by lightning and goes deaf all together. You quickly learn in the story that Rose is also deaf. The two stories from the beginning are obviously going to intertwine at some point, the fun part is guessing in what way the stories will do so.

I really enjoyed this book and highly suggest it to all.