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Glass Town : The Imaginary World of the Brontës (Hardcover)

Name: Glass Town : The Imaginary World of the Brontës (Hardcover)
Brand: Isabel Greenberg
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An NPR Best Book, New York Times bestselling author/illustrator Isabel Greenberg’s Glass Town is a graphic novel about the Brontë siblings and the strange and marvelous imaginary worlds they invented during their childhood.

This original graphic novel encompasses the eccentric childhoods of the four Brontë children—Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The story begins in 1825, with the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, the eldest siblings. It is in response to this loss that the four remaining Brontë children set pen to paper and created the fictional world that became known as Glass Town. This world and its cast of characters would come to be the Brontës’ escape from the realities of their lives. Within Glass Town the siblings experienced love, friendship, war, triumph, and heartbreak.
Through a combination of quotes from the stories originally penned by the Brontës, biographical information about them, and Greenberg’s vivid comic book illustrations, readers will find themselves enraptured by this fascinating imaginary world.

“Engrossing for both adults and teens attracted to alt-history fantasy or the Brontës.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)

“Greenberg breathes life into the Brontës’ unpublished early writings . . . Those who appreciate historical fiction and classic literature will be engrossed by this reimagining of the childhoods of these literary luminaries.” —School Library Journal

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Hardcover
Fiction/nonfiction
Non-Fiction
Genre
Comics & Graphic Novels
Pub date
03/03/2020
Pages
224
Reading level
General/Trade

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NPR Best Book of 2020
A graphic novel about the Bront siblings, and the strange and marvelous imaginary worlds they invented during their childhood

Glass Town is an original graphic novel by Isabel Greenberg that encompasses the eccentric childhoods of the four Bront children--Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The story begins in 1825, with the deaths of Maria and Elizabeth, the eldest siblings. It is in response to this loss that the four remaining Bront. children set pen to paper and created the fictional world that became known as Glass Town. This world and its cast of characters would come to be the Bront s' escape from the realities of their lives. Within Glass Town the siblings experienced love, friendship, war, triumph, and heartbreak. Through a combination of quotes from the stories originally penned by the Bront s, biographical information about them, and Greenberg's vivid comic book illustrations, readers will find themselves enraptured by this fascinating imaginary world.

Author: Isabel Greenberg
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 03/03/2020
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 7.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781419732683
Age Range: 14-17

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 12/02/2019
School Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 81
Library Journal 02/01/2020 pg. 76
Booklist 03/15/2020 pg. 46

About the Author
Isabel Greenberg is a London-based illustrator and writer. Her two previous graphic novels, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth and The One Hundred Nights of Hero, are both New York Times bestsellers.

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Book format

Hardcover

Fiction/nonfiction

Non-Fiction

Genre

Comics & Graphic Novels

Pub date

03/03/2020

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