And you'll be wonderstruck, too

Fans of The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick also need to pick up Selznick's newer book, Wonderstruck.  Don't let the size scare you: there are a lot of pages because he tells one story in words and one in pictures.  Ben lives in Gunflint, Minnesota; it's 1977, and his mother recently died.  He never knew his father but believes he's in New York City, and Ben runs away to find him.  The parallel story is about Rose, a deaf girl living near New York City in 1927. She also runs away into the city in search of a movie star, who you learn is the mother that has abandoned her.  The author did an amazing amount of research to prepare the book (I was lucky enough to hear him talk!), and he does an incredible job of weaving the stories back and forth in a way that makes sense.  As you would expect, the stories and pictures come together in the end in a wonderful way.  This is definitely a book to enjoy multiple times.