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Violence
Barely any
Very mild adventure peril; both children face challenges appropriate to the middle-grade register
Language
None
No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Mild emotional weight around loss, searching, and the pleasure of finding connection — resolved warmly
What this book is about
Brian Selznick's illustrated middle-grade novel tells two parallel stories: Ben in 1977 searching for his father, told in words; Rose in 1927 searching for her idol, told entirely in pictures. The two stories converge in extraordinary ways. Selznick writes with warmth and genuine structural innovation; the book is a unique reading experience. Appropriate for all ages.
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