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I am a huge Neil Gaiman fan, and Coraline is my favorite of his!

When I was teaching 7th graders, we would read this during Halloween just as a fun-time book. The kids loved it--and they especially loved acting out the parts with the rats.

This is a great book for a kid who wants something a bit creepy, but not so much so that they will want to crawl into bed with you in the middle of the night. The rats singing, "we are small but we are many..." is terrifying and full of great imagery! I can just see it being performed live as a stop-motion type of performance.

This is a quick and fun read, and I think many kids will find it chilling and enjoyable.