| Description |
533 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Art techniques used: Black and white pencil drawings that are photographic and cinematic in style. Some sequences operate like a flick book becoming animated like a movie. |
| Contents |
A brief introduction / Professor H. Alcofrisbas -- The thief -- The clocks -- Snowfall -- The window -- Hugo's father -- Ashes -- Secrets -- Cards -- The key -- The notebook -- Stolen goods -- The message -- pt. 2. The signature -- The armoire -- The plan -- The invention of dreams -- Papa Georges made movies -- Purpose -- The visit -- Opening the door -- The ghost in the station -- A train arrives in the station -- The magician -- Winding it up. |
| Summary |
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized. |
| Awards |
Caldecott Medal winner, 2008. |
| Subject |
Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Robots -- Juvenile fiction.
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Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
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Railroad stations -- France -- Paris -- Juvenile fiction.
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Méliès, Georges, 1861-1938 -- Fiction. |
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Robots -- Fiction. |
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Orphans -- Fiction. |
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Railroad stations -- Fiction. |
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Paris (France) -- History -- 1870-1940 -- Fiction. |
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France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940 -- Fiction. |
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Film. -- Fiction. |
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Paris. -- Fiction. |
| Added Title |
Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People
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Peter D. Sieruta Collection.
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| Standard No. |
77520914 182545779 220862109 225194154 755632524 798220884 826660435 |
| ISBN |
9780439813785 (hardcover) |
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0439813786 (hardcover) |
| OCLC # |
67383288 |
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