Trust
Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/11/2009 - 10:23am
Author: Brian Selznick
Publisher: Scholastic Press (2007)
Binding: Hardcover, 533 pages
This story is uniquely told using a combination of images and text. It is the story of Hugo, a Parisian boy who lives and hides in a train station in 1931. Hugo, an orphan, finds himself entirely alone in the world, but a series of connections and coincidences ends up changing his life.
This story has elements that will appeal to many audiences. First, the drawings can help to capture the comic book crowd. There is a mystery to solve, gadgets and mechanisms, history, old movies, and characters to understand.
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Best Audience:
Boys & Girls ages 8-12
Parts that might raise objections:
Hugo’s living conditions are sad
Ideas you will want to discuss:
orphans, film, mysteries, trusting others, self-preservation, automatons 
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