TY - BOOK AU - Selznick,Brian TI - The invention of Hugo Cabret: a novel in words and pictures SN - 9780439813785 PY - 2007/// CY - New York PB - Scholastic Press KW - Méliès, Georges, KW - Caldecott Medal KW - 2008 KW - Robots KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Orphans KW - Railroad stations KW - France KW - Paris KW - Fiction KW - JUVENILE FICTION KW - Mysteries & Detective Stories KW - bisacsh KW - Historical fiction KW - fast KW - Paris (France) KW - History KW - 1870-1940 KW - Third Republic, 1870-1940 KW - Automaton KW - Selznick Brian KW - Caldecott Medal winner KW - Curriculum resource KW - Juvenile works KW - gsafd KW - Steampunk KW - lcgft N1 - 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; Includes bibliographical references; 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 -- part 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; 820L; Lexile N2 - 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; Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, 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 - like the gears of the clocks he keeps - with an eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a 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 from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery ER -