Fantasy · Children's
Coraline
Bored in her family's new flat, a girl opens a small door and finds a copy of her home where everything is better and her other parents want her to stay. She soon learns what those button eyes are hiding.
- First published
- 2002
- Pace
- fast
- Length
- short
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you want a short, properly creepy children's story that adults enjoy too.
Skip this if you want a soft bedtime read, as it is genuinely unsettling for sensitive young readers.
The feel
Content warnings
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