Description

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 wits and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.

About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the author of many highly acclaimed and award-winning books for children and adults, including the New York Times #1 bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book, the internationally bestselling Coraline, and Odd and the Frost Giants. He is also the author of the picture books Blueberry Girl, illustrated by Charles Vess; The Wolves in the Walls, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, and Crazy Hair, illustrated by Dave McKean; and The Dangerous Alphabet, illustrated by Gris Grimly. Originally from England, he now lives in the United States.

Praise for Coraline (rpkg)…

"Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rise to your feet and applaud: Coraline is the real thing."
-Philip Pullman, The Guardian

"A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings.Well done."
-New York Times Book Review

"A deliciously scary book that we loved reading together as a family."
-Orson Scott Card

"A truly creepy tale. Beware those button eyes!"
-Family Fun Magazine

"It has the delicate horror of the finest fairy tales, and it is a masterpiece."
-Terry Pratchett

"By turns creepy and funny, bittersweet and playful.can be read quickly and enjoyed deeply."
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

"The most splendidly original, weird, and frightening book I have read, and yet full of things children will love."
-Diana Wynne Jones

"A magnificently creepy story.for stouthearted kids who love a brush with the sinister, Coraline is spot on."
-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

"So wonderfully whimsical that readers of all ages will hungrily devour itCoraline is destined to become a classic.
-Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"Gaiman's tale is inventive, scary, thrilling and finally affirmative. Readers young and old will find something to startle them."
-Washington Post Book World

"Gaiman's pacing is superb, and he steers the tension of the tale with a deft and practiced narrative touch."
-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"An electrifyingly creepy tale likely to haunt young readers for many moons."
-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Beautifully spooky. Gaiman actually seems to understand the way children think. "
-Christian Science Monitor

"Chilly, finely-wrought prose, a truly weird setting and a fable that taps into our most uncomfortable fears."
-Times Educational Supplement

" Walk through the door and you'll believe in love, magic, and the power of good over evil."
-USA Today