UPC : Description About the Book Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own. But they want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wits if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life. Book Synopsis This edition of New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman's modern classic, Coraline --also an Academy Award-nominated film--is enriched with a foreword from the author, a reader's guide, and more.
From the Back Cover Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house. Review Quotes "A frighteningly realistic fantasy.
Lean crisp prose adds to the suspense and propels the story, and the eerie black-and-white illustrations by Dave McKean heighten the nightmarish quality of the tale. Coraline is spot on. Coraline is a character with whom they will surely identify, and they will love being frightened out of their shoes. This is just right for all those requests for a scary book. Readers young and old will find something to startle them.
Well done. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. Report incorrect product info. Shipping details Estimated ship dimensions: 0. Return details This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.
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I love this novel. Unlike Gaiman's fiction for adults, every sentence, every word has its purpose. And finally, Gaiman does not throw in some we Halloween is just around the corner and it's time for some spooky books - but which ones are worth your time? And finally, Gaiman does not throw in some weird sex scene. Can I get a hallelujah? One especially dull and rainy day traps young Coraline inside the new house. Her parents are busy and she must entertain herself. She finds a little door in the drawing room and a little key that fits in.
In it are her other-mother and her other-father - both of which always have the time for her and adore making her favorite foods. But, there's something They're perfect.
Finally, the other-mother plays her hand. She wants Coraline all to herself. With a growing sense of dread, Coraline finds the way back locked and her chances of escaping becoming ever slimmer All the while, the other-mother promises how wonderful and lovely living with her will be I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything?
What then? Coraline herself is brave and kind and courageous. At her age, I certainly couldn't have done half the things she managed. I love her strength and how there isn't a stich of love-interest - only adventure and escapades. Much better than expected and I didn't get any nightmares. Audiobook Comments Read by the author - woohoo! As much as I grumble about some of his books, there's no denying that he's absolutely fabulous to listen to - this man could read a grocery list and I'd give it a listen.
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View all 18 comments. Shelves: i-also-saw-the-film , awesome-kickass-heroines , favorites , hugo-nebula-nominees-and-winners , locus-winner , for-my-future-hypothetical-daughter. Coraline is a short but delightfully dark and creepy book that just happens to feature one of my absolute favorite characters. Is it wrong that I want to be Coraline's best friend??? In short, she is what I hope my future hypothetical daughter is going to be like.
Out of boredom due to rainy days and parental inattention, Coraline sets out on a scary but awesome adventure. She bites off almost more than she can chew, but comes out of it a winner and just a bit more grown-up and mature but luckily not in a dreadful moralistic way.
No one will listen to you, really listen to you. With his dark fairy-tales Coraline and The Graveyard Book , Gaiman proves that he has mastered the art of writing perfect non-condescending children's books that also appeal to adults. He is not afraid of making a kids' book scary; he knows kids can handle it quite well.
The "Other" world he creates is eerie and surreal, with a dreamlike quality - the kind of dream from which you wake up screaming. But the story is also full of humor and has the Cat! I guess I have a weakness for amazing book-cats it must be the Alice in Wonderland influence on my young pliable mind back in s.
I adore the wisdom, independence, and a bit of condescending attitude they give humans. At least," it added cattily, after darting a brief look at Coraline, "I'M not.
Coraline is one of the books that are just meant to be read aloud. Overall, a great story that fully deserves the 5-star rating. View all 74 comments. Aug 19, Sean Barrs rated it really liked it Shelves: darkness-horror-gothic , 4-star-reads , fantasy , children-of-all-ages. I mean what exactly is her story? We can only presume that she has been doing this kind of trickery for years, perhaps even centuries.
She has three victims prior to her attempts on Coraline. Two appear to be fairly normal children. The third speaks in a form of Shakespearean English, which I took for proof of a victim many years previous.
The descriptions speak of age. But how much age are we talking? What drove this woman to such depravity? What happened in her life that she needed to feed upon the love of children? What has she lost? Where did it all begin? I can only speculate. Although the movie was written in collaboration with Gaiman neither of the characters actually appear in the book. What do you think? Postscript- I wish I had a friend like Coraline whilst growing up.
Facebook Twitter Insta Academia View all 30 comments. Scott Young Great review, really makes you think about the things. In other perspective. Mermaid Well, to answer your question about who the other mother is, I think she is a "flea" like Ursula in Ocean at the End of the Lane.
And I bet Coraline Jones has Hempstock blood. I went into this with too high of expectations because the movie gave me nightmares after I saw it in theaters. Basically, I pretty much expected this to be a novelization of the movie - that was not the case. Though the big plot points remain the same, the movie was more fleshed out and atmos 3.
Though the big plot points remain the same, the movie was more fleshed out and atmospheric, and I was disappointed. But all in all, if you're looking for a spooky book that only will take you a couple of hours to read - this is it!
View all 10 comments. Preferably in a big city, or at least a town of reasonable size. High enough for it to be noticeably a r nothing in this world brings me comfort and joy like this book i have to read 4 books in 4 days to finish my reading challenge and i'm stressed and today is the first day i don't feel sick in 2 weeks and there's so much to do and i have no motivation to do it and yes in conclusion i'm reading coraline for the second time this year.
High enough for it to be noticeably a rooftop, but absolutely NO higher than that because I have a mildly-to-seriously debilitating fear of heights. I just need temporary roof access. This is creepy and exciting and beautifully written and filled with wonderful characters and settings and scenes. I love Neil Gaiman, as of recently, and I most especially love Coraline both book and character.
I love it enough to read it multiple times, and also read the graphic novel at least once possibly more , and also see the movie several times over including in theaters with my whole family, including my very very small and very very scared brother. I saw the movie before I read the book, and for that I repent. Also, that reminds me that this is the best book ever for talking animals.
I just love this story. I love everything about it. It is, for me, a perfect book. Now I want apples and chocolate cake. Bottom line: I love fairytales, and this is my favorite one. View all 24 comments. It has been compared to Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and was adapted into a stop-motion film directed by Henry Selick.
Coraline Jones and her parents move into an old house that has been divided into flats. The other tenants include Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, two elderly women retired from the stage, and Mr. Bobo, initially referred to as "the crazy old man upstairs", who claims to be training a mouse circus. The flat beside Coraline's is unoccupied. View all 4 comments. Dec 15, Adina rated it it was amazing Shelves: ya , fantasy-sf. I hesitated on how to rate this one but it was so perfectly spooky that I could not resist the top mark.
Coraline initially a typo of the author is a young girl who finds herself bored in her new home. It is the Holiday season, her parents are busy working from home on their computer so she is left with way too much time on her hands. Too much time to explore. The house is structured in 4 apartments, one of which is left empty. There was a door who led from their apartment to the empty one but it was walled and the door looked.
One night, when she opens the door, she realizes the wall is no longer there and instead she is led through a dark corridor to another apartment, arranged almost exactly the same as hers.
There, she encounters the Other Mother and Father. They are very friendly, they offer her the best food and attention, all that was missing from her real life. There is one tiny creepy detail. They have buttons sewed over their eyes. She is told she can stay with them forever and have everything she wants but she also has to sew those buttons over her eyes. Scared, she goes back home but she realizes that things are not as before and she will have to gain courage and use her wits to save herself and her family.
I was scared when she was and I felt courage when she did. All the characters where unique and interesting, helping build the plot and the atmosphere. Neil Gaiman is an equally talented narrator, he really knows how to hit the right tones to make the experience complete. I cannot recommend the audiobook enough. At the same time, I might be reading from the adult's perspective so it might be scarier for me.
View all 21 comments. Dec 17, Lyn rated it really liked it. Refreshingly creepy is maybe the best way to describe this young adult work that also has darker elements, references to myth and the occult that will probably fly over the heads of younger readers. Though the film was directed by Burton collaborator Henry Selick. Gaiman masterfully blends haunting elements of nighttime mystery with his own inimitable style of writing, to create a setting for Coraline to explore.
An excellent introduction to his canon, this is also a must read for a Gaiman fan. Oct 22, Hannah rated it really liked it Shelves: owned. This is the perfect Halloween read! It's creepy, eerie, and beautifully written. Now I want to rewatch the movie! I loved it :D This is the perfect Halloween read! I loved it :D View 2 comments. My summary: The story begins with Coraline, a young girl who has just moved into a new house with her parents which has been broken up into different apartments with neighbors.
Her parents are simply too busy with work to spend any time with her and Coraline feels somewhat My summary: The story begins with Coraline, a young girl who has just moved into a new house with her parents which has been broken up into different apartments with neighbors.
Her parents are simply too busy with work to spend any time with her and Coraline feels somewhat neglected. Coraline shook her head. Her neighbors have warned her previously, but curious Coraline enters the door into a new world and finds that the house looks much like her own. Her neighbors are the same, but younger and more interesting. They give her tons of attention and cook all the yummy food she loves. Coraline is creeped out and decides to go back home, but now her real parents are missing.
Where on earth did they disappear to? Now Coraline must figure how to get her parents back from the other mother. My thoughts on the book: I finally read this with my kids after seeing the movie a hundred times. We were surprised that the movie stayed fairly close to the book minus a few differences like the addition of a character and small details like the mango milkshake.
It was fun reading along and having the image of the movie characters in our minds. The book reads like a creepy fairy tale and we all savored it. It surely held our interest, and I thought it was written really well with good descriptions. There were a few disturbing parts that had us on edge toward the end and even as an adult, I found it gripping. I have to say that I loved the themes in this book! Not only that, even though Coraline experiences much fear, she must find a way to be brave and fight for what belongs to her.
Somewhere inside her Coraline could feel a huge sob welling up. And then she stopped it, before it came out. There are some thought-provoking lessons here and it opened up a big discussion after we finished the book. View all 15 comments. Shelves: fantasy-faeries-magic , ya , horror.
The writing is as magical as the plot. Its thirteen chapters are delightful, dark, and funny, with a heroine many can relate to, as child, parent, or both.
Perhaps, she wishes she had different parents. So begins an adventure in which Coraline unlocks a door, goes down a secret passage, and finds herself in an alternate world that is eerily familiar, and scarily un familiar. She must conquer fears, discover the truth, and solve problems to find and rescue her parents, herself, and others. It's supposed to be a door. I only wish it had been published a decade ago, so I could have read when my son was YYA.
What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted? Might as well call a whirlwind. From within. I have fond memories of his collaboration with Paul Stewart on The Edge Chronicles , read with my son a dozen years ago, and enjoy his cartoons in The Literary Review. The slightly different imagery of the film is probably familiar to more people. Submit to being entrapped in this tangled web of creative talent. It was rain that meant business. Her black-button eyes seemed as if they had been freshly polished.
It came from the mist, and the fog, and the house, and the sky. This book is magical. View all 69 comments. Aug 11, Richard rated it really liked it Shelves: children-s-lit , , fantasy , reviewed , british-literature. I saw the film before I read the book, which is not how I like to do things, as it can often be like taping a hockey game and having someone tell you the final score before you've had a chance to see the game for yourself.
However, I can say that seeing the film first didn't really spoil the book for me. Coraline starts off rather slowly but this independent, thoughtful, odd, distant, misunderstood child soon gains the reader's sympathy. This becomes more intense as Coraline gets more deeply enm I saw the film before I read the book, which is not how I like to do things, as it can often be like taping a hockey game and having someone tell you the final score before you've had a chance to see the game for yourself.
This becomes more intense as Coraline gets more deeply enmeshed in danger. Gaiman does a good job of characterization. Teen, 13 years old Written by Fantasybinger April 10, Amazing Plotline! I enjoyed this book a lot because it teaches you about bravery, even when things are going ineffably wrong, and to have courage. Kid, 10 years old March 27, Creepy, but good horror story, and a must read! I believe I was around 9 when I read it. Great read to get kids on the younger side to work they up to horror books.
Teen, 14 years old Written by bhalcomb March 15, Not for kids under eleven, and don't read at night! I read this at age fourteen I'm fifteen now and I was scared. Keep in mind that I love horror, and this actually scared me. Not for children that scare easily or are younger than ten or eleven depending on maturity. It is a story about a young girl who moves into a new home, but it has an old, supernatural secret The moral: be careful what you wish for.
Kid, 10 years old January 5, Best for kids who aren't scared of the dark Coraline is the ultimate kid's horror story! It has adventure, scariness, peril, and mystery! It basically focuses on a girl, Coraline, who moves into an odd old house with two other families living in it. There's the old man upstairs who runs a mouse circus, and Mrs.
Forcible and Mrs. Fink who used to be famous actresses but are now slowly aging with their many terriers. On Coraline's first day there, she explores the property and finds a black cat, but whenever she gets close, it runs away. The second day there, it starts to pour down rain, and Coraline is stuck inside. She finds a door that seemingly goes nowhere, but she still has an odd feeling about it even after her mother has closed it and locked it.
That night, Coraline has an odd dream about rats No Spoilers. That same night, she wakes up and opens the door, even though it was locked. Coraline goes down a dark passageway to a house that looks eerily similar to her own. There, she meets the Other Mother and the Other Father and the story kicks off from there I read it when I was 8, and watched the movie around that time. I would recommend it for mature 9-year-olds who are NOT scared of the dark, as the story focuses on darkness and mystery.
Kid, 10 years old October 6, A short story about a brave girl named Coraline Good book for younger kids, there is a bit of violence. Teen, 13 years old Written by Deetz September 28, Must read The story is creepy, messed up, and spooky.
That is what makes it awesome! I would definitely read this book to anyone who is older. It can scare young audiences but when considering free read or homeschool books, definitely think about this for your kids.
The adventure and spook is a draw for sure!!!! Enjoy the amazing book! Teen, 13 years old Written by nonamee June 23, I thought it was really interesting but I had a few nightmares. Then I tried the book again after 5 or so years and it was pretty good. Personally I think the movie is scarier than the book but there are a few images on the book which was kinda creepy.
I think it's better to read the book and then watch the movie. I defiantly recommend this book. It's short but detailed, very easy to read. The author did a really nice job on telling the story. Kid, 11 years old June 5, This book is really good. I think this book is really good and should be read by anyone how can get nightmares easily.
I got this book from school a few months ago and started reading it at night luckily I don't get nightmares easily and it wasn't that scary. Other than that it was a really good book. Teen, 15 years old Written by Moviegirl June 5,
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