The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickHugo is an orphan, a clock keeper and a thief who lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station. When he is caught stealing from a toy booth he is forced to work at the same place from where he stole. He is taken in to live with the shopkeeper and his granddaugher, Isabelle, eccentric, bookish girl and there it just so happens where his most precious secret is revealed and he is put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
I really enjoyed this book as well because of the mystery that comes along with reading it. Mystery, history, and realistic fiction were combined wonderfully and (in this case) made real.
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