Coraline Movie Tie-in Edition (Mass Market Paperback)

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Description


When Coraline explores her new home, she steps through a door and into another house just like her own . . . except that it's different. It's a marvelous adventure until Coraline discovers that there's also another mother and another father in the house. They want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to keep her forever!

Coraline must use all of her wits and every ounce of courage in order to save herself and return home.

About the Author


Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novels include Neverwhere, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett). He is the creator of the Sandman series of graphic novels and author of the short-fiction collections Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things. The winner of numerous literary honors, Gaiman is originally from England but now lives in America.

Praise for Coraline Movie Tie-in Edition…


“So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Gaiman’s tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them.”
-Washington Post Book World

“Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears.”
-Times Educational Supplement

“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

“By turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful…can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply.”
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

“A truly creepy tale. Beware those button eyes!”
-Family Fun Magazine

“A magnificently creepy story…for stouthearted kids who love a brush with the sinister, Coraline is spot on.”
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family.”
-Orson Scott Card

“Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. ”
-Christian Science Monitor

“A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings…Well done.”
-New York Times Book Review

“An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons.”
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love.”
-Diana Wynne Jones

“It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece.”
-Terry Pratchett

“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing.”
-Philip Pullman, The Guardian

“ Walk through the door and you’ll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil.”
-USA Today

Product Details ISBN-10: 0061649694
ISBN-13: 9780061649691
Published: HarperFestival, 11/01/2008
Pages: 176
Language: English
Recommended Reading Level Minimum Age: 8
Maximum Age: UP
Minimum Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Maximum Grade Level: Up