Genre
What it is about
- Supernatural
- Horror stories
- Comic books, strips
- Horror tales
- Blind
- Books and reading
Where it happens
Kind of book
- Novella
- Novel
Came out
- 2000s
Ages
- Ages 8+
- Children's
About this book
Its subjects in Open Library: Supernatural, Horror stories, Comic books, strips, Horror tales. It is set in United States.
Reading level: Juvenile Fiction (HarperCollins).
Where this comes from: Open Library · Wikidata · HarperCollins
Books like this one
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Why: Both are children's fantasy books.
- Children's
- Fantasy
What both books share
- children's
Coraline: "children's book" (WD genre)
Ella Enchanted: "Children's fiction" (OL subject) - fantasy
Coraline: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy literature" (WD genre)
Ella Enchanted: "Juvenile Fiction - Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy -- Juvenile fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
Coraline: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy literature" (WD genre)
The Ruins of Gorlan: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books, set in United States.
What both books share
- fantasy
Coraline: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy literature" (WD genre)
The Lost Hero: "fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre) - United States
Coraline: "United States" (WD narrative location)
The Lost Hero: "United States" (WD narrative location)
- fantasy
What they share, at a glance
Coraline next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Children's | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Enchanted | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Ruins of Gorlan | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Lost Hero | shared | not shared | shared |
| Bridge to Terabithia | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Magician's Nephew | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Lightning Thief | shared | shared | not shared |
| Into the Wild | shared | shared | not shared |
| Keeper of the Lost Cities | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Midnight | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Merchant of Death | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Battle of the Labyrinth | shared | not shared | shared |
| Prince Caspian | shared | shared | not shared |
Tap a dot to open the record the match comes from.
Coraline: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published on July 24, 2002. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2004. Source: Wikidata, citing nebulas.sfwa.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 2003. Source: Wikidata, citing thehugoawards.org, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- It received the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book in 2003. Source: Wikidata, citing sfadb.com, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers (2002) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
- Awards and honors
- Wikidata lists the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (2002) for this book. Source: Wikidata, with no reference of its own, checked November 6, 2026.
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Common questions
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