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Coraline - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)

Coraline - by  Neil Gaiman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Neil Gaiman, a critically acclaimed novel for readers of all ages in which a young girl discovers a passage to a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own―one of ten classic Gaiman works repackaged with elegant original watercolor art by acclaimed artist Henry Sene Yee</strong></p><p><strong>"One of the most truly frightening books ever written."―<em>New York Times</em></strong></p><p>While exploring her new home, a young girl named Coraline unlocks a door to reveal a hidden passage. Intrigued, she ventures deep into a mysterious mirror realm, a world eerily similar yet darkly different from her own. Before long, the miraculous turns sinister, and Coraline must use her wits and courage to save herself―and the other trapped souls she finds along the way.</p><p>Filled with enchantments and terrors alike, this winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Awards is a dazzling feat of imagination from a modern literary master.</p><p><strong>"Inventive, scary, thrilling, and finally affirmative."―<em>Washington Post Book World</em></strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This book tells a fascinating and disturbing story that frightened me nearly to death."--Lemony Snicket<br><br>"Not since four English schoolchildren walked through a wardrobe and discovered the magical land of Narnia has the simple act of opening a door unlocked such a fantastic journey. And not since Alice tumbled down the rabbit hole has that journey been so splendidly strange and frightening . . . . You don't have to be a kid to appreciate the spell Gaiman casts in the suspenseful <em>Coraline</em>. Walk through the door and you'll believe in love, magic and the power of good over evil."--<em>USA Today</em><br><br>"Rise to your feet and applaud: <em>Coraline</em> is the real thing."--Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials<br><br>"Rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing."--Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials<br><br>"A deliciously scary book. The magical elements are surprising and new, and the evil that she has to fight is disturbing in ways that matter."--Orson Scott Card<br><br>"An electifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"Chilly, finely wrought prose, a truly weird setting, a nd a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears."--Times Educational Supplement<br><br>"CORALINE may be Gaiman's most disciplined and fully controlled novel to date, and it may even end up as something of a classic."--Locus<br><br>"I think this book will nudge Alice in Wonderland out of its niche at last. It is the most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love."--Diana Wynne Jones<br><br>"Inventine, scay, thrilling, and finally affirmative."--<em>Washington Post Book World</em><br><br>"This book will send a shiver down your spine, out through your shoes, and into a taxi to the airport. It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece."--Terry Pratchett<br><br>"You don't have to be a kid to appreciate the spell Gaiman casts in the suspenseful Coraline. Walk through the door and you'll believe in love, magic and the power of good over evil."--<em>USA Today</em><br>

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