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

About the Author

Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Neverwhere, Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, The Graveyard Book, and Good Omens (with Terry Pratchett); the Sandman series of graphic novels; and the story collections Smoke and Mirrors and Fragile Things. He is the winner of numerous literary honors, including the Hugo, Bram Stoker, and World Fantasy Awards, and the Newbery Medal. Originally from England, he now lives in America.

Praise for Coraline…

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

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

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

“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

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

“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

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

“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

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

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

“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