Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Author: Neil Gaiman
Interest Levels: 5-8
While exploring her new home, Coraline finds a door that opens into a long corridor, leading her to another version of her own life. She meets her Other Mother and Other Father, who dote on her with delicious food, cool clothes, and the attention she craves. However, there is one distinct difference between her Real Parents and her Other Parents...her Other Parents have buttons sewed in where their eyes should be. And in order for Coraline to be able to stay with them, they need to remove her eyes and sew in the waiting buttons.
Genre: Fantasy/horror. Magical/other world.
Recommended to: Readers who liked Chronicles of Narnia, Alice through the Looking Glass
Themes: Apart from the obvious theme of learning to overcome one's fears, there's also the theme of learning to really see other people. For example, Coraline finally learns "the crazy old man's" name, and he finally learns that she's Coraline, not Caroline.
posted by Jessica at 12:43 PM
3 Comments:
I love YA fiction- I read a lot of it when Anthony was a 5th grade teacher. Some is so wonderfully written. Anyway, just wondering if you'd ever read The Giver and Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. They are both fantastic. I love ya, chica.
Yeah, I've read both of those! Have you read the ultimate YA classic, The Outsiders? Middle school kids go crazy over this one! Love you too!
Are you kidding??? I read The Outsiders before I was even supposed to know what half of it was about! Isn't it amazing that it still holds up? Wonderful. I must admit, i am totally hooked on Harry Potter too... Can't wait to see what the next one brings. I'm basically a fan of anything that gets kids excited about reading. Happy Halloween!
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