Coraline - by Neil Gaiman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Now available in a rack-sized edition for older readers--Gaiman's "New York Times" bestselling novel that takes readers over the threshold of imagination. A "Publishers Weekly" Best Book and winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novella.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong><em>New York Times</em> </strong><strong>bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman's modern classic, </strong><strong> </strong><em><strong>Coraline</strong></em><strong>--also an Academy Award-nominated film</strong></p><p><em>Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house....</em></p><p>When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.</p><p>But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.</p><p>Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.</p><p>Neil Gaiman's <em>Coraline </em>is a can't-miss classic that enthralls readers age 8 to 12 but also adults who enjoy a perfect smart spooky read.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. </p><p>But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. </p> <p>Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A frighteningly realistic fantasy. Lean crisp prose adds to the suspense and propels the story, and the eerie black-and-white illustrations by Dave McKean heighten the nightmarish quality of the tale."--Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)<br><br>"A magnificently creepy story. <em>Coraline </em>is spot on."--<em>Kirkus Reviews </em><strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>"Kids will hang on every word. Coraline is a character with whom they will surely identify, and they will love being frightened out of their shoes. This is just right for all those requests for a scary book."--School Library Journal (starred review)<br><br>"An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em> <strong>(starred review)</strong><br><br>" Walk through the door and you'll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil."--<em>USA Today</em><br><br>"Coraline is by turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful...can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply."--<em>San Francisco Chronicle Book Review</em><br><br>"Gaiman's tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them."--<em>Washington Post Book World</em><br><br>"A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings...Well done."--<em>New York Times Book Review</em><br><br>"A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family."--Orson Scott Card<br><br>"Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. "--Christian Science Monitor<br><br>"Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears."--Times Educational Supplement<br><br>"Gaiman's pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch."--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books<br><br>"It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece."--Terry Pratchett<br><br>"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing."--Philip Pullman, The Guardian<br><br>"So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.--Globe and Mail (Toronto)<br><br>"The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love."--Diana Wynne Jones<br>
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