When Coraline discovers a door in her new home and enters, she finds herself in a house that looks very much like her own, but significantly better. Everything seems beautiful and delightful. There, she meets another mother and father who want her to stay and be their beloved little daughter. They want to change her and never let her leave… Coraline must use all her courage and intelligence to save herself from this prison and return to her normal life.

Coraline is one of the most famous and important novels by the English author Neil Gaiman. Although originally written for children, it has achieved great success among readers of all ages. It was adapted into an opera, a Broadway play, a graphic novel, and a film nominated for an Oscar. It also won major literary awards for fantasy, horror, and science fiction, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards, and more than ten other literary prizes. It has been translated into more than twenty languages.