The Invention of Hugo Cabret

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By Brian Selznick

263 ratings 351 reviews 384 followers
Interest LevelReading LevelReading A-ZATOSWord Count
Grades 4 - 8Grades 3 - 8W5.125083
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

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the book is about a boy who tries to find a message from his father by an atomataan but it leads him to an adventure i would recommand this book by the way it doesn't have many dialog but it has alot of pictures

I would reccommend this book to viewers. It is about a boy trying to find a message from his father by a machine called an atomaton, but instead finds himself in a world of magic, wonder, and films.

I would reccommend this book to viewers. It is about a boy trying to find a message from his father by a machine called an atomaton, but instead finds himself in a world of magic, wonder, and films.

i love this book i totally recommend it for people who like pictures more than words kind of like me the problem with this book is that it has a little TOO much pictures i like pictures but not too many other than that the book hugo ROCKS!!!!!!!!!

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the invention of Hugo cabret is more of pictures and it tells the action frist then the words so hugo is about a boy who perpes in the story to find the message of joer milles

I loved this book because of the fact that it is just an exciting book and it was really cool because it was mostly in pictures.

I like the book, The Invention of Hugo Cabaret, Because Outside the glass of the clocks the city is glowing, especially nighttime. Also I liked it because it showed a lot of films that Gorge Militias and because I liked how the automaton looked and how the it was build and prabably painted.

awesome book a little mystery and action great book to read and has a lot of pictures to imagine but read the book then watch the movie

This is such. Good book told in words and picture this is a story about a boy named Hugo and he is making a machine. Brilliant book and I love all Brian's books.

It's a really ood book but don't be scared off by its size. It has amazing pictures that tell part of the story. The dialogue is amazing. You could use it as a drama monologue probably. I recommend this.

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