Coraline

Title: Coraline

Author: Neil Gaiman

Illustrator: P. Craig Russell

Genre: Fiction Chapter Book

Subgenre: Fantasy

Theme: Happiness is not about how much stuff you have it is about family and friendships

Characters: Coraline, Wybie, Mother, Father, Cat, Other Mother, Other Father, Other Wybie, Miss Forcible, Miss Spink, Mr. Bobinsky, Ghost Girl, Other Ghost Girl, Ghost Boy

Awards: None

Date of Publication: 2008

Publication Company: Harper Collins

Summary: A young girl, Coraline, finds a secret door in her new house. This door leads her to a world like her own but only better and everyone has button eyes. She realizes that the world is corrupt and has to save everyone from evil Other Mother before she is trapped there forever.

Use in Classroom: This book can be used for students in middle school. It would be great for independent reading then get students together for a literature circle and a book talk.