Coraline
By Neil Gaiman; Dave Mckean (Illustrator)
(HarperTeen, Mass Market Paperback, 9780060575915, 224pp.)
Publication Date: April 15, 2004
Categories: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Horror & Ghost Stories
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When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.
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.
Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times bestseller Coraline. He is also the author of the picture books The Wolves in the Walls and The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, both illustrated by Dave McKean, Blueberry Girl, illustrated by Charles Vess, and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Among his many awards are the World Fantasy Award, the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, and the Bram Stoker Award. Originally from England, Gaiman now lives in the United States.
"It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece."
-Terry Pratchett
"A truly creepy tale. Beware those button eyes!"
-Family Fun Magazine
"The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love."
-Diana Wynne Jones
"So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)
" Walk through the door and you'll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil."
-USA Today
"Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears."
-Times Educational Supplement
"A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family."
-Orson Scott Card
"A magnificently creepy story.for stouthearted kids who love a brush with the sinister, Coraline is spot on."
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing."
-Philip Pullman, The Guardian
"By turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful.can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply."
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings.Well done."
-New York Times Book Review
"Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. "
-Christian Science Monitor
"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
"Gaiman's tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them."
-Washington Post Book World
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