New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman's modern classic, Coraline--also an Academy Award-nominated film

"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house...."

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's Coraline is a can't-miss classic that enthralls readers age 8 to 12 but also adults who enjoy a perfect smart spooky read.

Author: Neil Gaiman
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 07/02/2002
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.79w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780380977789
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 60645 / Coraline


Award: 2002 Bram Stoker Awards Finalist - Long Fiction
Award: 2002 Bram Stoker Awards Winner - Young Readers
Award: 2003 Locus Awards Winner - Young Adult
Award: 2004 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's
Award: 2005 Young Reader's Choice Award Nominee - Junior/Grades 4-6
Award: 2005 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book
Award: 2006 Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee - Intermediate
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominee - Children's Book
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2005 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award Winner - Grades 6-8


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2002 pg. 881
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2002 pg. 57
Romantic Times 08/01/2002 pg. 62 - Excellent
BookPage 08/01/2002 pg. 30
Booksense '76 Childrens Fall02 08/01/2002 pg. 1
School Library Journal 08/01/2002 pg. 184
New York Times 08/11/2002 pg. 18
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2002 pg. 755
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2002 pg. 106
Booklist 11/15/2002 pg. 592
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/15/2003 pg. 1296
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2003 pg. 1308
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 79 - Superior,Well Above Average
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 79 - Superior,Well Above Average
Booklist 08/01/2002 pg. 1948
People Weekly 03/02/2009 pg. 43

About the Author
McKean, Dave: -

Dave McKean is best known for his work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of graphic novels and for his CD covers for musicians from Tori Amos to Alice Cooper. He also illustrated Neil Gaiman's picture books The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, The Wolves in the Walls, and Crazy Hair. He is a cult figure in the comic book world, and is also a photographer.

Gaiman, Neil: -

Neil Gaiman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of books for children and adults whose award-winning titles include Norse Mythology, American Gods, The Graveyard Book, Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett), Coraline, and The Sandman graphic novels. Neil Gaiman is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College.