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The invention of Hugo Cabret, a novel in words and pictures, by Brian Selznick

eng

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fiction

The invention of Hugo Cabret

by Brian Selznick

a novel in words and pictures

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

A brief introduction / Professor H. Alcofrisbas -- Part 1. The thief -- The clocks -- Snowfall -- The window -- Hugo's father -- Ashes -- Secrets -- Cards -- The key -- The notebook -- Stolen goods -- The message -- Part 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

pre adolescent