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The Marvels

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by Brian Selznick

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Will it be suitable for an eight year old?
Anne /Aunt Franne My son is 9. He read it on his own and loved it so much that he recommended it to me.
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Does Joseph marry Frankie or the guy next to him reading?
Sarah Martinez The Guy Next to him because throughout the book it shows how he was madly in love with blink just as his Uncle Albert was in love with Billy
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I am eleven and I would want to know if the book would be suitable for me?
Callie This book discusses things like AIDS and homosexuality. If you're okay with things like that, then I think so! I'm 13 and read the book so I think you…moreThis book discusses things like AIDS and homosexuality. If you're okay with things like that, then I think so! I'm 13 and read the book so I think you'll be okay!(less)
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Is this book connected to Wondertruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret?
Klah It is not connected to these stories, but all three are by Brian Selznick
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Did Uncle Albert die of AIDS? He and his lover both died young, both died for reasons not mentioned. Maybe it's just my biases that homosexual men die of AIDS.
Sarah In the book yes Uncle Albert did die of "AIDS". Although technically if someone has AIDS they don't exactly die from it they die from getting sick wit…moreIn the book yes Uncle Albert did die of "AIDS". Although technically if someone has AIDS they don't exactly die from it they die from getting sick with something else, like the flu or something like that. AIDS is a disease where the immune system weakens causing people to die from sicknesses they get. So yes Uncle Albert did die from AIDS.(less)
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