Coraline

Coraline is a fictional character created by author Neil Gaiman for his 2002 novella 'Coraline'. Within the story she and her parents move into an old house divided into flats; Coraline discovers a bricked‑over door in the living room which becomes a portal to an alternate mirrored 'Other World' populated by uncanny counterparts and by trapped spirits. The narrative describes her discovery of that threshold and her subsequent confrontations with the Other Mother's predations.

Sources describe Coraline as a young girl and specifically as 'small for her age.' Summaries and metadata for the novella and the film identify her as a curious, resourceful, and courageous child protagonist; the provided sources do not supply a comprehensive physical description beyond her youth and small stature.

Coraline is a human child notable for resourcefulness, cleverness, persistence, and bravery. Within the story she can find and use a hidden passage (the bricked door) to cross into the Other World; she solves puzzles, negotiates a contest with the antagonist, recovers the essences held by the Beldam, and disposes of a physical anchoring remnant (the severed hand and key). The sources treat these as human actions and strategies rather than innate supernatural powers.