Synopsis
In this most unusual and intriguing children's novel, Brian Selznick, a winner of the 2008 Caldecott Medal, has created an adventure set in Paris in the 1930s that combines complex, film-like illustrations and artwork with writing. Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret, orphaned and living in a Métro station, is a mechanical genius and a gifted thief. Unable to support himself, he ends up working for his friend Isabelle's godfather in a toy store, where he delves into the mystery of an astounding film maker, Georges Melies. A 2007 National Book Award finalist in the Young People's Literature category, as well as a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and both a 2007 Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book.
In this most unusual and intriguing children’s novel, Brian Selznick has created an adventure set in Paris in the 1930s that combines complex and film-like illustrations and artwork with writing. Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret, orphaned and living in the walls of a metro station, is a mechanical genius and a gifted thief. Unable to support himself, he ends up working for his friend Isabelle’s godfather in the metro toy store, where he delves into the mystery of an astounding film maker, Georges Melies. A 2007 National Book Award finalist in the Young People's Literature category, as well as a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book and 2007 Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book.
In this most unusual and intriguing children’s novel, Brian Selznick has created an adventure set in Paris in the 1930s that combines complex and film-like illustrations and artwork with writing. Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret, orphaned and living in the walls of a metro station, is a mechanical genius and a gifted thief. Unable to support himself, he ends up working for his friend Isabelle’s godfather in the metro toy store, where he delves into the mystery of an astounding film maker, Georges Melies. A 2007 National Book Award finalist in the Young People's Literature category, as well as a 2007 New York Times Best Illustrated Book, and both a 2007 Publishers Weekly and Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book.
In this most unusual and intriguing children’s novel, Brian Selznick has created an adventure set in Paris in the 1930s that combines complex and film-like illustrations and artwork with writing. Twelve-year-old Hugo Cabret, orphaned and living in the walls of a metro station, is a mechanical genius and a gifted thief. Unable to support himself, he ends up working for his friend Isabelle’s godfather in the metro toy store, where he delves into the mystery of an astounding film maker, Georges Melies. A 2007 National Book Award finalist in the Young People's Literature category.
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.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2007-03-01 | | Series: | Caldecott Medal Book |
| Size | | Length: | 544 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 2.0 in | | Weight: | 42.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
" Here is a true masterpiece-an artful blending of narrative, illustration and cinematic technique, for a story as tantalizing as it is touching...The plot ultimately has much to do with the history of the movies, and Selznick's genius lies in his expert use of such a visual style to spotlight the role of this highly visual media. A standout achievement."
(01/01/2007)
"[THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET] is wonderful...a captivating work of fiction that young readers with a taste for complex plots and a touch of magic--think Harry H., not Harry P.--can love."
(03/11/2007)
"While the bookmaking is spectacular, and the binding secure but generous enough to allow the pictures to flow easily across the gutter, THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET is foremost good storytelling, with a sincerity and verbal ease reminiscent of Andrew Clements (a frequent Selznick collaborator) and themes of secrets, dreams, and invention that play lightly but resonantly throughout."
(03/01/2007)
"With deft fore-shadowing, sensitively wrought characters, and heart-pounding suspense, the author engineers the elements of his complex plot...This is a masterful narrative that readers can literally manipulate."
(03/01/2007)
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