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=//The Invention of Hugo Cabret// by Brian Selznick=

Summary
"ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together...in //The Invention of Hugo Cabret//." - From the author's official web site: http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/about_hugo_intro.htm. Don't be thrown by the 533 page length: a lot of the story is told in amazing illustrations.

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