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Coraline

Neil Gaiman

  • 176 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 2002
  • 94 editions
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1 About this book

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.

  • Fantasy
  • Horror
  • Comics & graphic novels, horror
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Graphic novels
  • Children's literature
  • Supernatural
  • Comic books, strips

2 What to expect

A girl finds a door to a copy of her home, where an "Other Mother" with button eyes wants her to stay. Short and eerie, scary enough for older children.

Good for readers who want: a scary story for younger readers, fantasy, and a short read.

3 About Neil Gaiman

Born 1960

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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