Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.
He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer.
But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack--who has already killed Bod's family. . . .
Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean - Hardcover September 2008
Neil Gaiman is the New York Times bestselling and multi-award winning author and creator of many beloved books, graphic novels, short stories, film, television and theatre for all ages. He is the recipient of the Newbery and Carnegie Medals, and many Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Will Eisner Awards. Neil has adapted many of his works to television series, including Good Omens (co-written with Terry Pratchett) and The Sandman. He is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR and Professor in the Arts at Bard College. For a lot more about his work, please visit: https: //www.neilgaiman.com/
Dave McKean is best known for his work on Neil Gaiman's Sandman series of graphic novels and for his CD covers for musicians from Tori Amos to Alice Cooper. He also illustrated Neil Gaiman's picture books The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, The Wolves in the Walls, and Crazy Hair. He is a cult figure in the comic book world, and is also a photographer.
Publisher: HarperCollins; First Edition (September 30, 2008)
Language: English
Hardcover: 368 pages
ISBN-10: 0060530928
ISBN-13: 9780060530921
Reading age: 10 - 13 years
Lexile measure: 820L
Grade level: 5 - 6
Item Weight: 15.2 ounces
Dimensions: 5.25 x 1.14 x 8 inches
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Horror
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Family | Alternative Family
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Ghost Stories
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Classics
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | New Experience
Young Adult - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Farm Animals
-Supernatural -Orphans
-Ghosts -Ghost stories
-Cemeteries -Dead
-Paranormal fiction
OCLC Number: OCLC#179806700
Awards: Delaware Diamonds Award | Nominee | High School | 2009 - 2010 ; Newbery Medal | Winner | Children's | 2009 ; L.A. Times Book Prize | Finalist | Young Adult Literature | 2008 ; Indies Choice Book Awards | Winner | Young Adult Fiction | 2009 ; Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award | Nominee | Children's | 2010 ; Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards | Honor Book | Fiction & Poetry | 2009 ; Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens | Recommended | Ten to Fourteen | 2009 ; Hugo Award | Winner | Novel | 2009 ; Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award | Winner | Children's Literature | 2009 ; Isinglass Teen Read Award | Nominee | Grades 6-8 | 2009 - 2010 ; Sequoyah Book Awards | Nominee | Intermediate | 2011 ; Cybils | Winner | Fantasy/Sci-Fi/ELM/Midgr | 2008 ; Nene Award | Nominee | Children's Fiction | 2012 ; Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award | Nominee | Grades 6-8 | 2012
Dewey: FIC
LC Call Number: PZ7.G1273
LCCN: 2008013860
Lexile Level: 820