![]() ![]() Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, Robin Sloan Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town, Jon Krakauer Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand, Helen Simonson ![]() Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, Anthony Bourdain Jim Trelease’s Read-Aloud Handbook, edited and revised by Cyndi Giorgis Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor, Stephanie Barron If on a winter’s night a traveler, Italo Calvino I Will Always Write Back, Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda with Liz Welch I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou How to Bake π–An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics, Eugenia Cheng Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen, Laurie Colwin Hemingway Didn’t Say That, Garson O’Toole Gmorning, Gnight! Little Pep Talks for Me & You, Lin-Manuel Miranda DelafieldĮd Emberly’s Drawing Book of Animals, Ed EmberlyĮleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Gail HoneymanĮverything Happens for a Reason–and Other Lies I’ve Loved, Kate Bowlerįrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. & Ernestine Gilbreth Careyĭecorating a Room of One’s Own, Susan Harlanĭiary of a Provincial Lady, E.M. & Ernestine Gilbreth CareyĬan’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz ChastĬheaper by the Dozen, Frank B. Laura LaVelle is an attorney and writer who lives in Connecticut, in a 100-year-old house, along with her husband, two daughters, and two cockatiels.Ī Journal of the Plague Year, Daniel DefoeĪ Wandering Eye: Travels with My Phone, Miguel Flores-Viannaīelles on Their Toes, Frank B. RATING (one to five whistles, with five being the best): 4 Whistles As an adult it’s harder to find that sense of wonder, that belief in the magic of film, but if anything can help you get back to that space of childhood delight, this book may well be it. It’s also tremendously visually appealing, depicting the beauty of Paris, the wonder of the cinema, and the emotions of the characters. Isabelle is, quite understandably, frustrated by Hugo’s deceit and secrecy, but fortunately for him, she has a kind heart, too, as well as an independent spirit the two of them, with some help from a movie-loving friend and Isabelle’s godparents, manage to solve some mysteries and create a happy ending both for Hugo, and for the world of filmmaking.Ĭhildren love this book, both for its adventures (a mysterious automaton, a chase scene in a train station) and its fine depiction of friendship and eventual trust. Hugo’s a liar and a thief out of desperation, but he has a kind heart, a talent for all things mechanical, and a serious work ethic. It is a work of historical fiction, combining real-life details of the life of filmmaker George Méliès with a story about Hugo Cabret, a twelve-year-old orphaned boy living in the Montparnasse railway station in Paris, and his friend Isabelle. It’s very long, but a much quicker read than you’d expect due to the many illustrations. It needs the pictures almost as much as the words, and Brian Selznick created them both, quite beautifully. And it’s not quite a graphic novel, either. It isn’t quite a chapter book for children.
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