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Coraline
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Neil Gaiman’s Coraline is a 2002 middle-grade horror novel that follows the titular character through a strange world of wonder and fear. Coraline must use her wit, her bravery, and the help of her allies to survive and escape the strange world. As the story unfolds, it examines What It Means to Be Brave, The Drawbacks of Always Getting What You Want, and The Importance of Having Allies. Coraline is a New York Times bestseller and the winner of the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella. The novel was adapted into a stop-motion animation film by the same name in 2009.
This study guide follows the HarperCollins 10th anniversary paperback edition.
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Coraline is a perceptive, adventurous girl whose family recently moved into a flat in a large, divided house. Coraline’s parents work from home in separate offices and have little time for her. They also cook food Coraline doesn’t enjoy. Her neighbors are Miss Spink and Miss Forcible, two aging former actresses who live in the downstairs flat, and Mr. Bobo, an eccentric old man training a mouse circus in the upstairs flat.
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