An orphan who lives inside a Paris train station tries to repair a mysterious machine
What it is about
Hugo is a twelve-year-old orphan who secretly keeps the clocks running in a Paris train station. He is also trying to repair an automaton left by his father, believing it holds a message. The story is told partly in words and partly in hundreds of pages of black-and-white drawings.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like illustrated novels and old movies.
What you will get
A long book that reads quickly because of its pictures. It won the 2008 Caldecott Medal and inspired the film Hugo.
Behind the book
It won the 2008 Caldecott Medal and was adapted into the 2011 film Hugo, directed by Martin Scorsese.
Source: Wikipedia
The Invention of Hugo Cabret Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Paris · Automaton · Cinema
Length
533 pages · ≈ 15 h
More about this book
Characters
Hugo Cabret, a toy-shop owner and a girl named Isabelle.
Setting
A Paris train station in the 1930s.
What makes it different
About half the book is told through pictures instead of words.
Feel
Magical, mysterious and cozy.
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