Don't miss Selznick's other novels in words and pictures, Wonderstruck and The Marvels, which together with The Invention of Hugo Cabret, form an extraordinary thematic trilogy!

2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick!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--like the gears of the clocks he keeps--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.With 284 pages of original drawings and combining elements of picture book, graphic novel, and film, Brian Selznick breaks open the novel form to create an entirely new reading experience. Here is a stunning cinematic tour de force from a boldly innovative storyteller and artist.

Author: Brian Selznick
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 03/01/2007
Pages: 544
Weight: 2.65lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 2.20d
ISBN: 9780439813785

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 113692 / Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel in Words and Pictures


Award: 2008 North Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee - Junior Book
Award: 2007 Quill Awards Winner - Children's Chapter
Award: 2007 National Book Awards Finalist - Young People's Lit.
Award: 2009 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2007 New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award Winner - Children's Literature
Award: 2008 Caldecott Medal Winner - Picture Book
Award: 2009 Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Grades 3-6
Award: 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winner - Children's Literature
Award: 2009 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2009 Maine Student Book Award Second Place - Grades 4-8
Award: 2008 Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Recommended - Ten to Fourteen
Award: 2009 Golden Archer Award Nominee - Intermediate
Award: 2009 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Intermediate
Award: 2008 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner - Grades 3-5
Award: 2009 Nene Award Recommended - Children's Fiction
Award: 2010 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Junior/Grades 4-6
Award: 2009 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Nominee - Grades 4-8
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards Nominee - Grades 4-6
Award: 2010 Nene Award Recommended - Children's Fiction
Award: 2009 Flicker Tale Children's Book Award Winner - Juvenile
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award Winner - Children's
Award: 2011 Nene Award Nominee - Children's Fiction
Award: 2010 Garden State Teen Book Award Winner - Fiction (Grades 6-8)
Award: 2011 Golden Archer Award Nominee - Intermediate
Award: 2012 Nene Award Winner - Children's Fiction