Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. New York City: Scholastic Inc., 2007. 523 pages. (Historic Fiction)
Hugo Cabret lives in a clock worker’s apartment in a train station. Hugo steals food and toys from the shops in the train station. His father is dead. His uncle has disappeared never to return. He is alone.
One day while attempting to steal a toy from a toy booth, Hugo is caught. The toy seller holds Hugo still and demands for him to empty his pockets.
Hugo looses one of his most valuable possessions: his notebook.
He will stop at nothing to get it back.
And so begins the mysterious adventures of Hugo Cabret…
This book was incredible! I cannot even describe the level of detail put into this book. Although there are 523 pages in this book, 284 of those pages are illustrations. It took me less than two hours to finish this book, and that’s including examining the incredible illustrations in this book. If you do read this amazing book~ stop and look at the pictures. Whoever drew them is extremely talented and you won’t understand the book unless you really look at the pictures.
This book deserves to be read and praised.
THE most unique and incredible book I’ve ever read!
Reviewed By: DancingPenguin96
