num_pages: 3
description: Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed!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.
language: English
title: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
titlecomplete: The Invention of Hugo Cabret
characters: George Méliès, Hugo Cabret, Isabelle
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Graphic Novels, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 180744
places: Paris
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Caldecott Medal, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Book Sense Book of the Year Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: The Quill Award
category: Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Kinderbuch, awardedAt: 1262332800000
name: Iowa Children's Choice Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Boston Author's Club Young Reader Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: NAIBA Book of the Year for Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Young People's Literature, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: لاک‌پشت پرنده
category: نشان طلایی
publisher: Scholastic Audio Books