Neil Gaiman’s Coraline
The Graphic Novel Adaptation of the Magical National Bestseller
Adapted & Illustrated by P. Craig Russell
Grades 6 and Up
Coraline and her family move into an old house. To relieve her boredom she goes exploring. Behind the door where there was once a brick wall is now a dark hallway that leads to another world. What seems familiar is also somewhat odd and even different.
Then, Coraline meets her other mother and other father. Although her other mother resembles her real mother she has black button eyes, yellow teeth, and long sharp nails. At first Coraline thinks this world is so much more interesting than her real world. The food tastes delicious, she receives more attention from these parents, and in her room she can play with some wonderful toys. Her other mother wants Coraline to stay forever.
However, Coraline does leave and learns her real parents have been kidnapped. Knowing who has taken them, Coraline returns to the other world to find her real parents. She and the other mother come up with some sort of hide-and-seek game. If Coraline can not find her parents and the children the other mother trapped long ago, then she will stay and become the dutiful daughter. But if she finds them, the other mother must let everyone go.
Even if Coraline succeeds, will the other mother play fair? With the help of a cat, a round stone with a hole, one brave girl never gives up. The strange tale of Coraline lends itself naturally to the graphic novel format. Emotions are vividly drawn and come alive in a palette of striking colors. The plot never wanes and neither does the suspense. This is a perfect dose of creepy!
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