Invention of Hugo Cabret

 

 Selnick, B. (2007).  The invention of Hugo Cabret. New York, NY:Scholastic Press.

Hugo Cabret is an orphan that after the death of his Uncle is left taking care of the clocks at the train station. One day Hugo is caught stealing by an old man in the toy booth. The old man, George Melies, takes Hugo's notebook which contained drawings he was using to repair a mechanical man he found in the rubble of a burned museum. Through his quest to retrieve his notebook, Hugo meets the old man's goddaughter who helps solve the mystery behind the mechanical man, and the many drawings they discovered. Hugo believed that once fixed, the mechanical man would write a secret message that would change his life forever, and he was right.



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