The Invention of Hugo Cabret

2008 Caldecott Medal winner

The 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Published: 03/01/2007
ISBN: 9780439813785
Pages: 533
Weight: 2.58lbs
Size: 8.30h x 6.00w x 2.00d
Award: Garden State Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award - Nominee
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award - Winner
Award: Maine Student Book Award - Second Place
Award: Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award - Winner
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Quill Awards - Winner
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Nominee
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Golden Archer Award - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Winner
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Recommended
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Winner
Award: Bluebonnet Awards - Nominee
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/01/2007 pg. 50
Booklist 01/01/2007 pg. 97
Kirkus Review - Children 01/15/2007 pg. 81
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2007 pg. 532 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Kirkus Best Books 01/15/2007 pg. 18
School Library Journal 03/01/2007 pg. 218
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2007 pg. 173
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2007 pg. 344 - Book Of Special Distinction
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 355 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/05/2007 pg. 37
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2007 pg. 1
Christian Century 12/11/2008 pg. 26
People Weekly 02/04/2008 pg. 47
Voya Top Ten Bks for Y/A 04/01/2008 pg. 8
People Weekly 11/10/2008 pg. 102
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1
People Weekly 09/09/2013 pg. 49

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