Discover the bewitching, classic children’s novel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris Riddell
WINNER of the 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL and the 2009 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL
‘Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary’ PATRICK NESS
‘A tale of unforgettable enchantment’ NEW YORK TIMES
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.
There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that the real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives - and he has sinister plans for Bod...
WINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARD
WINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
There are a lot of other reviews that say more than I can about this book, so I'll be brief - it's by Neil Gaiman, and it's about a little boy who lives in a graveyard. That should say it all, but just in case, I'll add that it's charming, intelligent, dark and yet uplifting, and I totally loved how each chapter takes place in a different year of the boy's life, and yet it all ties together quite well. Despite the setting and the murder that starts the story, the writing style is warm - if "warm" even makes sense in that context.
I do agree with the general consensus that the motives of the villain are a little hazy, but it only bothered me a smidgen. I largely attribute this to the fact that the previous three books I read left me hoping something would delight me again.
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