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Monday, May 16, 2011

The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Hugo is a boy who lives in the walls of a train station.  He lives alone and spends all of his time trying to fix an automaton.  As the story unfolds, the reader finds out how Hugo came to posess the automaton.  When one mystery is solved, another begins.  I enjoy reading mystery books and thought this was an excellent book!  I have never read a novel with illustrations grouped together like this one.  I think the way Selznick uses the art to help tell the story adds a lot to the book.  I would like to read more of Brian Selznick's books.

1 comment:

  1. I agree that the way Brian Selznick used the illustrations as part of the storyline was wonderful! I would also like to read more of his books.

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