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The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

Published in
2008
4.16
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Description

After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.
Age
10-13
Text complexity
intermediate
Length
354 pages
Book in series
#1

Why to read

  • Unique plot and setting
  • Rich character development
  • Neil Gaiman's captivating storytelling
  • Themes of self-discovery and bravery