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The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

2

awards won

20

score

#148 of 8,085 books · #7 in Young Adult

Won the Hugo Award for Best Novel (2009) and the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel (2009). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 3 other awards.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him—after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. This stunningly original novel, winner of the Newbery Medal, is deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-13
9780747598831
Topics
Coming of ageFound familyDeath and the supernaturalSurvival against a killerIdentity and belonging
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