When Coraline explores it, she finds that on the other side is a parallel universe that is a mirror image of the one she just left behind. Mysteriously, the brick wall vanishes the next day and the door leads to an eerie corridor. One rainy day, Coraline becomes interested in a strange door that opens up to a brick wall. As a curious and adventurous 9-year-old girl, Coraline quickly becomes bored of her new surroundings even though she has some eccentric neighbors to keep her company. It was adapted as a 2009 stop-motion animated film, directed by Henry Selick under the same name.Ĭoraline Jones moves into a new apartment with her parents. The Guardian ranked Coraline #82 in its list of 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. It was awarded the 2003 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2003 Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the 2002 Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers. Gaiman started writing Coraline in 1990, and it was published in 2002 by Bloomsbury and HarperCollins. Coraline ( / ˈ k ɒr əl aɪ n/) is a dark fantasy horror children's novel by British author Neil Gaiman.
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