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The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Title: The Invention Of Hugo Cabret Author: Brian Selznick Genre: realistic fiction Nominated by: BRIDGET FLANNERY

The main characters in the book are Hugo, Isabelle, and Isabelle’s god mother and god father. Hugo lives alone in Paris in a train station and he has to steal since he has no money. He gets caught when he was stealing toys from the toy booth and the toy booth owner threatened Hugo to empty all his pockets. He had something very special in his pocket - his notebook that his dad gave him. Hugo is heart broken when the man said he will burn the notebook in to ashes. Hugo is determined to get it back. He meets the toy man’s god daughter Isabelle. Isabelle tries to help Hugo get it back. Meanwhile, Hugo is finishing his father’s invention. Hugo also has to check on the clocks for his missing uncles job, and not get caught by the station inspector. The toy maker never burned the notebook but you will have to find out if Hugo got it back. You also will have to find out if Hugo gets caught by the station inspector.

There are many reasons I chose this book. Some of them are that there are so many pictures that you look at in the book that are really interesting. My favorite picture is the rocket going through the moons eye. The book has a lot of characters that really have a sad story like Hugo, but it makes such a great story. The book is so good you feel like you’re in a train station in Paris since the great description and detail.

- Bridget Flannery