Description
'A richly written story with breathtaking pictures' - The Guardian 'It is wonderful...This is much more than a graphic novel: it is more like a silent film on paper' - The New York Times 'This is a beautiful graphic novel within a novel - the soft pencil drawings bringing the story alive' - Booktrust 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 her grandfather, 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. Winner of the esteemed Caldecott Medal - the first novel to do so, as the Caldecott Medal is an award for picture books Released as a live-action film Hugo in 2011, directed by Martin Scorsase and starring Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Sacha Baron Cohen, Richard Griffiths, Ray Winstone, and Christopher Lee. a stunning gift to last a lifetime
Awards
Winner of Caldecott Medal 2008. Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2008 and United States National Book Awards: Young People's Literature 2007.
Book Information
ISBN 9781407103488
Author Brian Selznick
Format Hardback
Page Count 534
Imprint Scholastic
Publisher Scholastic
Weight(grams) 1180g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 153mm * 52mm
Awards
Winner of Caldecott Medal 2008. Short-listed for Independent Booksellers' Week Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2008 and United States National Book Awards: Young People's Literature 2007.
Book Information
ISBN 9781407103488
Author Brian Selznick
Format Hardback
Page Count 534
Imprint Scholastic
Publisher Scholastic
Weight(grams) 1180g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 153mm * 52mm
