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This book was such a fascinating read! It was unique and intriguing and beautifully written. I had a bit of a struggle staying engaged through a few chapters in the middle but it recaptured my attention and held me tight in it's grip for the last 1/3 of the book, which I read quickly and thoroughly enjoyed. I didn't realize how deeply I'd fallen for the main character and his unique situation until the very end when I found myself moved to tears. I think this was a lovely and fascinating, albeit
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Gaiman, Neil, and Dave McKean. The Graveyard Book. New York: HarperCollins Pub, 2008. Print. 312 p.
Newbery Medal 2009
Nobody Owens, Bod for short, grows up in a non-traditional way after the murder of his family when he is a baby. As they say, “it takes a graveyard to raise a child”, and in Bod's case his adopted “parents”, the ghostly Owenes, and his guardian Silas do just that. Ghouls, ghosts, witches, and goblins are not the most frightening characters in this macabre novel. The man Jack is re ...more
Newbery Medal 2009
Nobody Owens, Bod for short, grows up in a non-traditional way after the murder of his family when he is a baby. As they say, “it takes a graveyard to raise a child”, and in Bod's case his adopted “parents”, the ghostly Owenes, and his guardian Silas do just that. Ghouls, ghosts, witches, and goblins are not the most frightening characters in this macabre novel. The man Jack is re ...more
It takes a graveyard to raise a child…so is the premise of Neil Gaiman’s new book, The Graveyard Book. Nobody Owens is a baby when his family is murdered in their home. Nobody has slipped out right before The Man Jack with his knife enters and wanders up to the graveyard. Nobody is taken in by the residents of the graveyard who promise to raise him.
The graveyard is old, and the residents don’t really know how to raise a modern boy whose life may still be in danger. Nobody is curious about both t ...more
The graveyard is old, and the residents don’t really know how to raise a modern boy whose life may still be in danger. Nobody is curious about both t ...more
Very imaginative & perfect for a whole class read aloud!
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