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Description
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
National Book Award (Finalist — Young People's Literature — 2007)
Caldecott Medal (Medal Winner — 2008)
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2009)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (First runner-up — 2009)
Audie Award (Finalist — Audiobook of the Year — 2008)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2009)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2008)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 2009)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2010)
Buckeye Children's & Teen Book Award (Nominee — Grades 3-5 — 2008)
South Dakota Children's Book Awards (Nominee — 2010)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee — 2010)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2009, 2010, 2011)
Indies Choice Book Award (Winner — Children's Literature — 2008)
Garden State Teen Book Award (Winner — Grades 6-8 — 2010)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2009)
Quill Award (Winner — 2007)
Iowa Children's Choice Award (Nominee — 2010)
Mitten Award (Honor — 2007)
Kids' Book Choice Awards (Finalist — 2008)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — Intermediate — 2009)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2009)
Cocheco Readers' Award (Winner)
Sakura Medal (Chapter Books — 2008)
Julia Ward Howe Book Award (Winner — 2008)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2008)
CCBC Choices (2008)
Children's Favorites Awards (Selection — 2008)
Great Reads from Great Places (New Jersey — 2008)
Notable Children's Book (2008)
Teacher Favorites Award (2008)
Media reviews
The story is an engaging meditation on fantasy, inventiveness, and a thrilling mystery in its own right. No knowledge of early cinema is necessary to enjoy it, but for those who do know just a little, the rewards are even greater.
The carefully selected details make Hugo Cabret feel like, well, a machine, full of tiny interlocking parts, built to fuel a curious child’s lifelong infatuation with wonder.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret is full of magic ... for the child reader, for the adult reader, the film lover, the art lover, for anyone willing to give it a go. If you’re scared of the size or the concept, don’t be. Open your mind, pour Selznick’s creation in, and be reminded of the dream of
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With The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the American illustrator/author Brian Selznick seems to have invented a new kind of book. It's at once a picture book, a graphic novel, a rattling good yarn and an engaging celebration of the early days of the cinema. All in black and white.
It is wonderful.