4.5
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
'A richly written story with breathtaking pictures' - The Guardian
'It is wonderful...This is much more than a graphic novel: it is more like a silent film on paper' - The New York Times
'This is a beautiful graphic novel within a novel - the soft pencil drawings bringing the story alive' - Booktrust
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF.
Twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.
A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
- Winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal - the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is an award for picture books
- Released as a live-action film Hugo in 2011, directed by Martin Scorsase and starring Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffiths, Ray Winstone, and Christopher Lee.
Juvenile FictionAction & AdventureHistorical
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERScholastic
LENGTH534
LANGUAGEEN
Brian Selznick (born July 14, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer best known as the writer of The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) and The Marvels (2015) and Wonderstruck (2011). He won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret.[2][3] He is also known for illustrating children's books such as the covers of Scholastic's 20th-anniversary editions of the Harry Potter series. Photo: By Avery Jensen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72641789
4.5
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
'A richly written story with breathtaking pictures' - The Guardian
'It is wonderful...This is much more than a graphic novel: it is more like a silent film on paper' - The New York Times
'This is a beautiful graphic novel within a novel - the soft pencil drawings bringing the story alive' - Booktrust
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF.
Twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.
A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
- Winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal - the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is an award for picture books
- Released as a live-action film Hugo in 2011, directed by Martin Scorsase and starring Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffiths, Ray Winstone, and Christopher Lee.
Juvenile FictionAction & AdventureHistorical
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERScholastic
LENGTH534
LANGUAGEEN
Brian Selznick (born July 14, 1966) is an American illustrator and writer best known as the writer of The Invention of Hugo Cabret (2007) and The Marvels (2015) and Wonderstruck (2011). He won the 2008 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration recognizing The Invention of Hugo Cabret.[2][3] He is also known for illustrating children's books such as the covers of Scholastic's 20th-anniversary editions of the Harry Potter series. Photo: By Avery Jensen - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72641789
