Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hugo Cabret
I recently read The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I could not put it down. I wanted to know what happened to this young boy living on his own in hiding. I had not seen the movie, which was released last year, so I knew nothing about the storyline. Brian Selznick definitely draws you into the story with his awesome drawings. He won the Caldecott Medal in 2008 for the drawings, which are exquisite, but so is the story. I really enjoyed piecing all of the parts of the story together, much the way Hugo pieced the automaton together. The added film history was just a bonus to the story.
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Tracie, you blog post sounds like a booktalk! "...what happened to a young boy living on his own in hiding..." And think about just how many books that applies to -- Holocaust literature, but also Haddix's Hidden series and other dystopians. Great job conveying your enthusiasm about the text in your reflections.
ReplyDeleteI loved it too! I really want to watch the movie! I can't decided which I loved more- the illustrations or the story! :)
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