The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Description

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 the owner of a small 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 all come together...in The Invention of Hugo Cabret. This 526-page book is told in both words and pictures. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is not exactly a novel, and it’s not quite a picture book, and it’s not really a graphic novel, or a flip book, or a movie, but a combination of all these things. Each picture (there are nearly three hundred pages of pictures!) takes up an entire double page spread, and the story moves forward because you turn the pages to see the next moment unfold in front of you. ([source](https://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_hugo_intro.htm))

First Sentence

The story I am about to share with you takes place in 1931, under the roofs of Paris.

Description

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 in the train station, Hugo's undercover life and his most precious secret are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing in 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 spell- binding 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, artist. and bookmaker. --front flap

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Other Editions

• The Invention of Hugo CabretHardcoverScholastic Press2008-01-01
• The Invention of Hugo CabretScholastic Press1920-01-01
• Yuguo de mi mi ; zuo, hui Bulai'en Saizinike ; yi zhe Song Pei.Taiwan dong fang chu ban she gu fen you xian gong si2007-01-01
• The invention of hugo cabretBrian selznick2007-01-01
• Invention of Hugo CabretScholastic2007-01-01
• Invention Of Hugo CabretAudio CDScholastic Audio Books2007-05-01