The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures / by Brian Selznick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780439813785
- ISBN: 0439813786 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 533 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, c2007.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Art techniques used: Black and white pencil drawings that are photographic and cinematic in style. Some sequences opperate like a flick book becoming animated like a movie. |
Summary, etc.: | When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. |
Awards Note: | Caldecott Medal, 2008. |
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Babcock Library - Ashford | J Sel CALDECOTT (Text) | 33110144151246 | Caldecott Award Winner | Available | - |
Beacon Falls Public Library | J Fic Sel (Text) | 33120000329497 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | J SELZNIC (Text) | 33750000083725 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | jF SELZNICK, B. (Text) | 32544073099300 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | J FIC Sel (Text)
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Bethel Public Library | J SELZNICK (Text) | 34030148516989 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | JF SEL (Text) | 33260000429960 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | J F/SELZNICK (Text) | 34029111413596 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Burnham Library - Bridgewater | J FIC SELZNICK (Text) | 36937000468216 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | J SELZNICK (Text) | 34000074769092 | Juvenile Fiction | Available | - |
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, Wonderstruck and The Marvels , which together with The Invention of Hugo Cabret , form an extraordinary thematic trilogy! 2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick! Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, 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--like the gears of the clocks he keeps--with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in the station, 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.With 284 pages of original drawings and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. Here is a stunning cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller and artist.