Historical FictionMiddle Grade
A young orphan in 1930s Paris uncovers secrets through clocks, automatons, and cinema in an unique blend of text and illustrations.
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A young orphan in 1930s Paris uncovers secrets through clocks, automatons, and cinema in an unique blend of text and illustrations.
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ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old 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 girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train 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 all come together...in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
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Romance & sex
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No sexual content depicted.
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Minor violence; brief moments of danger or conflict.
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Minor themes of neglect and hardship for an orphan.
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