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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures / by Brian Selznick.
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.
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 train 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.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780439813785
- ISBN: 0439813786
- ISBN: 9781428733145
- ISBN: 1428733140
- Physical Description: 533 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2007.
- Copyright: ©2007
Contents / Notes
| General Note: | Art techniques used: Black and white pencil drawings that are photographic and cinematic in style. Some sequences operate like a flick book becoming animated like a movie. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A brief introduction / Professor H. Alcofrisbas -- The thief -- The clocks -- Snowfall -- The window -- Hugo's father -- Ashes -- Secrets -- Cards -- The key -- The notebook -- Stolen goods -- The message -- pt. 2. The signature -- The armoire -- The plan -- The invention of dreams -- Papa Georges made movies -- Purpose -- The visit -- Opening the door -- The ghost in the station -- A train arrives in the station -- The magician -- Winding it up. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.1 4.0 Accelerated Reader Quiz #113692. Reading Counts 6-8 5.2 7 40340. Lexlie 820L. F&P W. |
| Awards Note: | Caldecott Medal, 2008 National Book Awards finalist (Young People's Literature), 2007 Kentucky Bluegrass Award, 2008 |
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| Library System: Library Branch Name
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Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | |
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| Sara Hightower Regional Library: Cedartown Public Library |
J SELZNICK (
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31047000991970 | JUV | Available |
Electronic resources
- Related Resource: http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_brian_bio.htm
- Biography on the author's web site
- Related Resource: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/brian-selznick-interview-transcript
- Brian Selznick Interview Transcript
- Related Resource: http://sneakpeek-ipl.blogspot.com/2011/09/invention-of-hugo-cabret.html
- Sneak Peek Review
- Related Resource: https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecott
