The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

I'd read this book just after it won the Caldecott a few years ago, and LOVED it. When my Book Club decided to read it for this week's meeting, I jumped at the chance to pick it up again. It's described as a graphic novel, but I'm not crazy about that classification. Nothing against graphic novels, though--this is just more like a book accompanied by hundreds of ornate drawings. It's a quick read, because there's probably less than a hundred pages' worth of text...and many of the scenes are fast-paced, so the whole book can pretty easily be read in one sitting. You won't want to put it down anyway. :) It's like reading a fantastic, beautiful movie. Martin Scorsese, of all people, is directing the movie version. The cast looks intriguing, but I can't help but worry that Scorsese's turning the film into something more sinister than the book was meant to be. 544 pages