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Gr 4 Up—Martin Scorsese's film adaptation of Brian Selznick's Caldecott-winning novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (Scholastic, 2007), has remained faithful to its source. A young orphan named Hugo (Asa Butterfield) lives within the walls of a Paris train station circa 1931, looking after its clocks and trying to restore a strange automaton. He hopes that once the contraption made of nuts and bolts is repaired, it will write a secret message from his dead father (Jude Law). The penniless 12-year-old resorts to stealing the needed parts from a toy store—until he's caught. As part of his daily routine, Hugo swipes a croissant and a bottle o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More