Very enlightening and entertaining, this bittersweet and illustrative book shows the side of a young boy and his travels. A very memorable and enriching story.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
By Brian Selznick
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 4 - 8 | Grades 3 - 8 | W | 5.1 | 25083 |
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 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.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
ISBN-13: 9781407105048
ISBN-10: 1407103482
Published on 1/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 533
Book Reviews (342)
I liked the story a lot, but I thought that it was missing a lot to the story. There were to many pictures as well. It was simple too short and didn't give me time to really enjoy the book.
I read it quickly because it had a lot of pictures but I thought it was cool how the pictures helped to tell the story. I thought the illustrations were very good and the story was exciting. I liked how he fixed the machine after it was in the fire in the museum.
I loved reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret a 12 year old orphan, clock keeper, and thief. He has been keeping the clocks turning in the walls of a busy Paris train station. Hugo depends on secrecy to survive, until he interlocks with a mysterious toy seller and his goddaughter.
I loved this fun and adventurous story. Hugo a 12 year old orphan, clock keeper, and thief has been keeping the clocks running in the walls of a busy Paris train station. His survival depends on secrecy, until he interlocks with a mysterious Toy Seller and his Goddaughter.
An orphan boy, living with his uncle and working inside the walls of train station located in Paris. Hugo Cabret’s job in the station is to maintain the clocks, but that is not his only job. To Hugo, his most important job is to protect the notebook and automan of his late father. Everything in his life is going great until he meets this curious girl and a toy booth owner. When the girl shows Hugo a key that turns on the automan, a mysterious drawing comes out. What will Hugo do? Will Hugo find out new things he has never known before? To find out, you have to read The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which I give 5 stars.
This was a great book about how the art of film and motion pictures had started. The author gives many wonderful illustrations and tell the story as if it were a movie; a truly unique and fun read.
Hugo Cabret, is an 11 year old boy who lives alone in a train station in Paris where he fixes clocks. Before his dad died he invented a robot but died before it was finished. Hugo then secretly steals from a toy booth to get parts to finish his father's unfinished invention. It's a great story with beautiful illustrations. Highly recommend it. The movie is pretty good too.
It is a very long book but has an amazing story. I watched the movie first then read the book and loved the book more than the movie. If you can survive reading big books you should really read this book!
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The story starts in a random setting making you feel that you have to find out what’s going on. A lot of the story is also explained in pictures. Hugo was really desperate to find answers, which gets explained in the middle of the story. He thought that an invention a good friend of his had made would show the answer to what he was looking for. He needed a home and a family. In the end, he got more than what he expected . He also got a job as a magician and a inventor. This is a excellent book. I would put it in my top ten books list, and I might as well read it again.