Gaiman, N. (2008). The graveyard book. NY: HarperCollins.
Jack enters a family's home and kills everyone but the baby. He escapes to a graveyard where he is raised by ghosts and cannot leave. He is adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Owens, ghosts living in the graveyard, and they name him Nobody Owens. Bod, has many adventures growing up in the graveyard, such as meeting ghouls and witches. He longs to find his family's killer, and asks to go to regular school. Bod finds the killer, who tries to kill him, but he was able to escape. At the end of the story, Silas, Bod's guardian, gives him money and a passport so that he may leave the graveyard and live his life. A Newberry Medal book, written in a simplistic, magical, terrifying, yet intriguing way. A true fantasy, including ghouls, witches, magic and more. Young readers are able to follow the plot sequence. The few hand drawn illustrations provide readers with a visual of some characters and scenes from the story.
Jack enters a family's home and kills everyone but the baby. He escapes to a graveyard where he is raised by ghosts and cannot leave. He is adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Owens, ghosts living in the graveyard, and they name him Nobody Owens. Bod, has many adventures growing up in the graveyard, such as meeting ghouls and witches. He longs to find his family's killer, and asks to go to regular school. Bod finds the killer, who tries to kill him, but he was able to escape. At the end of the story, Silas, Bod's guardian, gives him money and a passport so that he may leave the graveyard and live his life. A Newberry Medal book, written in a simplistic, magical, terrifying, yet intriguing way. A true fantasy, including ghouls, witches, magic and more. Young readers are able to follow the plot sequence. The few hand drawn illustrations provide readers with a visual of some characters and scenes from the story.
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