{"product_id":"coraline-isbn-9780380977789","title":"Coraline","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman’s modern classic, \u003cem\u003eCoraline\u003c\/em\u003e—also an Academy Award-nominated film\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house....\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Gaiman's \u003cem\u003eCoraline \u003c\/em\u003eis a can't-miss classic that enthralls readers age 8 to 12 but also adults who enjoy a perfect smart spooky read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for Halloween reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures light scares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA charming cozy seasonal pick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e | \u003ch4 align=\"center\"\u003eThe day after they moved in, \u003cbr\u003e Coraline went exploring.... \u003c\/h4\u003e     \u003cp\u003eIn Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one windows and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly it's different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom, books whose pictures writhe and crawl and shimmer, little dinosaur skulls that chatter their teeth. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to \u003cem\u003echange\u003c\/em\u003e her and never let her go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits and all the tools she can find if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCritically acclaimed and award-winning author Neil Gaiman will delight readers with his first novel for all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“This book tells a fascinating and disturbing story that frightened me nearly to death.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLemony Snicket\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A magnificently creepy story. \u003cem\u003eCoraline \u003c\/em\u003eis spot on.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Coraline is by turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful…can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. ” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Not since Narnia has the simple act of opening a door unlocked such a fantastic journey.  And not since Alice tumbled down the rabbit hole has that journey been so splendidly strange and frightening. Walk through the door and you’ll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrson Scott Card\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gaiman’s pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of the Center for Children’s Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“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.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The danger is convincingly dangerous, the heroine is convincingly brave, and the whirlwind denouement will leave readers bemused but elated and slightly breathless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip Pullman, The Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail (Toronto)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Educational Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings…Well done.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gaiman’s tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. 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