Coraline is not the kind of girl to be put off by a sign of danger read in some tea leaves or indeed a message sent to her by some very talented mice! No, she is the kind of girl who faces a challenge with bravery, intelligence and a lot of determination. Which is just as well because she is going to need all those skills, and more, in this wonderful, spooky tale of a girl caught on the wrong side of a door, with counterfeit parents who have buttons for eyes and who clearly do not intend to set her free. Read it if you dare!

Dopo tre anni di prigione Shadow sta per tornare in libertà quando viene a sapere della morte misteriosa della moglie e del suo migliore amico. Sull'aereo che lo riporta a casa l'uomo riceve una proposta di lavoro da un tipo piuttosto enigmatico, Mister Wednesday: Shadow accetta, ma gli servirà ancora Top page qualche tempo per scoprire chi sia in realtà il suo capo, chi siano i suoi compagni d'affari e chi i suoi concorrenti.

Under the streets of London there is a world of which most people could never dream. When Richard Mayhew accidentally stumbles on this hidden city of monsters, saints, murderers and angels, he is catapulted from a safe and predictable world into one that is eerily familiar yet utterly bizarre.