Name: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Rating: 4.65 (263 reviews)
Author: Brian Selznick
ISBN: 9781407105048

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

By Brian Selznick

263 ratings 351 reviews 384 followers

Interest Level	Reading Level	Reading A-Z	ATOS	Word Count
Grades 4 - 8	Grades 3 - 8	W	5.1	25083

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 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.

Publisher: Scholastic Press

ISBN-13: 9781407105048

ISBN-10: 1407103482

Published on 1/30/2007

Binding: Hardcover

Number of pages: 533

Book Reviews (342)

yellow43528

8 years ago

This book was AMAZING! I love this amazing story with all the pictures that are drawn with feeling as well as the amazing words.

the book lover

8 years ago

i luv this i want it

demosthenes

8 years ago

i loved this book and Brian Selznick's way of story telling and adding depth with the pictures. AWESOME story!!!

balletmuggle

8 years ago

I also loved how the drawings worked into the story

balletmuggle

8 years ago

I loved this book because it showed how even the hardest of times will be over with at some point. I absolutely love how everything comes together in the end.

boomclap

8 years ago

This book is awesome, and scary. The first thing about this how it is so sad that Hugo the orphans dad and uncle/timekeeper died in accidents. But, also life can hard as seen by how like 1/2 of the book here was the timekeeper and really lonely. I understand about being lonely, because once I was too(actually for like 3 years). But at least someone trusts him as a friend.