Author:  Selznick, Brian

Main Characters: Hugo Cabret, Isabelle, Georges Melies

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Summary:ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF, twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, is put in jeopardy. A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message all come together...in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.

#14. Hugo Cabret a twelve year old orphan who dreams of being a magician is stuck in a little apartment that belongs to his dead uncle. All he does is tend to the clocks and look at the automen, the machine that his father found at the museum. He had worked on it untill he died in a fire. Hugo would steal toys from a toy boy booth that belonged to a famous movie maker Georges Melies who was believed to be dead. Soon he meets Mr. Melies god daughter  Isabelle who he quickly become friends. Together they work to unlock the secrets of the automen. 

Questions:Please list three questions and answers.  Read what has been written already.  Do not duplicate an question.  Please correct or add information to an answer.

1.  Why was the notebook that the toy shop owner took form Hugo so important?  It contained the drawings that Hugo was using to try to get the automaton to work.

2.  What job does Hugo do in the train station?  He oils and winds all 27 clocks.  He his hoping by keeping up the work his Uncle did that no one will realize he is missing.

3.  What is an automaton?  It is a windup figure like a music box or toy but more complicated.  The one that Hugo has is the figure of a man.

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What toy does Hudgo steal before he gets caught?

Answer: A wind-up mouse

What does the automen draw?

Answer: A part from one of Georges Melies's movies.

What was the last thing the automen needed to work?

Answer: Isabelle's heart shaped key