The Graveyard Book
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Neil Gaiman
It takes a graveyard to raise a child. 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 adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family.
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"Loved it! Very unique idea"
Meagan Khatthaname
"It was good, a little forlorn especially for a child growing up in a graveyard but it was interesting to read all the way through. I don’t think I had read a book similar to the story so big points on ingenuity and imagination. I’m amazed at how authors make characters that are kids so courageous and brave."
L H
"This was definitely an award winning book. Gaiman never disappoints, and so many adults can enjoy his "children's books." I read at a PhD level, and this short "children's book" took 3 days for me to read. It's a delightful story, and very appropriate for October reading!"
K Tavane Griffith
"The metaphors and the word choices were just poetry. Now I know why everybody says to read Neal Gaiman! "
A P
Adelaide Ponte Usdin
"Love, love, love. It almost reads like short stories about Nobody Owens, the boy raised by a cemetary. However, by the end, the stories blend beautifully. I love the cast and the world it creates.
(Full cast audio book - run, dont walk to it)."
Nova Quartz
"Great story"
Shinebox
"Audiobook "
Wendy T
"Haunting, but sweet and humorous. The story is well written and kept me engaged the whole way. The perfect spooky read!"
Hedera Rivers
"After finishing Piranesi and Howls Moving Castle, I had a hole in my heart. It was hard to find love in a book after two masterpieces like that. Then came the graveyard book. Oh my god. Helped bring joy back into my books, and was adorable! It was morbid, but not so much it was unbearable, it was morbid in the kind of way good things are. "
Naomi The Great
"Really good audiobook. Loved Neil Gaiman narrating Neverwhere and loved his voices for this! Plus the music at the beginning of each chapter"
Betsy Putnam
