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[Alyson]

The Invention of Hugo Cabaret is about a boy who has learned to mature at a young age. When his dad passes away, he is supposed to be raised by his drunk Uncle who does everything but that. One of the most important themes in the book is dreams. Hugo has a dream and goal to finish the automaton and has a lot of struggles along the way. The idea that we can do anything that we put our mind to is something that is shown throughout this book. Hugo is a young man that has learned to grow up on his own and faces a lot of issues that a lot of young men at his age would not be able to move forward from. Hugo also learns the idea of family towards the end of the book. He changes a lot and is able to go from being independent to trusting others and becoming a part of their family. We see his character progress through out the book and at first he does not want any help, but learns that help can be okay. He also grows a lot as a character because I think he brings out some of the other characters as well. Hugo has a big heart and want to help others as well. I think this is a good book for kids because not only is it a good story, it also involves pictures that makes it more movie like. The book it self is also based on movies since Hugo finds out that George used to also make movies. The book is shown like a movie and the first 30 or so pages are pictures. I liked the idea of making the book part pictures because I think it helps younger children stay more involved and makes it easier to read since they don't have to imagine everything going on, the pictures can help them out.

[Natalia]

Alyson wrote: "The Invention of Hugo Cabaret is about a boy who has learned to mature at a young age. When his dad passes away, he is supposed to be raised by his drunk Uncle who does everything but that. One of ..."


I agree with you. You've seen some film by Georges Melies? They are very good :)