The Invention of Hugo Cabret #[nn]

In "Part One" of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a 1930s Paris train station becomes the hidden world of an orphaned boy named Hugo, who keeps the clocks running in secret. When he's caught stealing from a toymaker’s stall, he’s forced to work off his debt—repairing broken toys and slowly finding connection with the toymaker’s goddaughter. As Hugo nears completion of his father’s final project, an intricate automaton, its mysterious sketch reveals a hidden link to the lost films of Georges Méliès. Written and illustrated by Brian Selznick, with cover art by Brian Selznick, this evocative first chapter blends quiet wonder with the magic of forgotten cinema.