Coraline's family has just moved into a new flat in what was once a
large mansion house. Her neighbours, Miss Forcible and Miss Spink,
are about 100 years old and think they can read danger in the tea
leaves, and the crazy old man upstairs keeps mice that not only
talk to him but are training to become the first ever mouse circus.
It's the school holidays, so while the weather is good Coraline
explores the enormous garden of her new home, discovering all sorts
of nooks and crannies, deserted wells and hidey-holes in her
travels. The days pass quickly, but when the weather changes and
the rain pours down she is ordered inside and she quickly becomes
restless. Counting the number of doors in her new house one day in
an effort to relieve her boredom, Coraline discovers a door that
won't budge. Her curiosity aroused, she asks her mother to unlock
it, only to find a solid brick wall behind the locked door. That
night Coraline hears a sound that wakes her from a deep sleep.
Following the noise she is led to the same door, but instead of a
brick wall she finds a gloomy corridor. Although a little
frightened, her curiosity is aroused and before she has time to
think, Coraline ventures down the corridor to discover a duplicate
world. It's the same flat, but some of the details are just
slightly different, and most surprisingly of all, she finds a
duplicate mother and father who look the same but are a lot more
sinister. This is a scary but riveting story for older children.
The imagination it has taken to develop the story line is
mind-boggling, and the story is fresh and exciting. Look out for
more novels for children by this clever and accomplished author.
Ages 10+ (Kirkus UK)
Stephen King once called Neil Gaiman 'a treasure-house of stories' and in this wonderful novel, which has been likened to both Alice in Wonderland and the Narnia Chronicles, we get to see Neil at his storytelling best. Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly imaginative graphic novels and works of fiction for adults. He began working on Coraline over ten years ago and it is his first book for children.
Neil is a British author living and working in Minneapolis, USA. As well as writing books, Neil writes screenplays and is working on a film version of Coraline. His new book, Wolves In The Walls, will be published in September.
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