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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/67383288 Title: The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures Author: Brian Selznick Publisher: New York : Scholastic Press, ©2007. ISBN/ISSN: 9780439813785 0439813786 OCLC:67383288

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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures

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The invention of Hugo Cabret : a novel in words and pictures

Author:	Brian Selznick
Publisher:	New York : Scholastic Press, ©2007.
Edition/Format:	Book : Elementary and junior high school : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	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.
Rating:	based on 4 rating(s) 1 with a review

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Genre/Form:	Kinderbuch Juvenile fiction Fiction
Named Person:	Georges Méliès; Georges Méliès
Material Type:	Elementary and junior high school, Fiction
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Brian Selznick Find more information about:
ISBN:	9780439813785 0439813786
OCLC Number:	67383288
Notes:	Art techniques used: Black and white pencil drawings that are photographic and cinematic in style. Some sequences opperate like a flick book becoming animated like a movie.
Awards:	Caldecott Medal, 2008.
Description:	533 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	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.
Responsibility:	by Brian Selznick.

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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.

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A boy, a girl, and a mechanical mystery to solve

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First, let me clarify that actually I'd give this book 3 1/2 stars, and second, it's not strictly a graphic novel. It's a big, thick kid's book that reads really fast because probably 2/3 of the pages are pencil illustrations,...
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