1. What did you think of the book? What was your favorite part and what was not? What did you think about Neil’s writing, short stories as chapters that all came together in the end?
2. Why do you think Scarlett was afraid of Bod by the end? Do you think they will meet again now that he is free from the graveyard? Did you have any emotions when you learned that Scarlett did not what to be Bods friend anymore and she will not remember him? Have you ever lost a friend?
3. What type of monster do you think Silas is? There are lots of clues in the book, but we never get a full answer. There are lots of different types of monsters in this book, how did Neil portray them differently than how culture portrays them?
4. The Graveyard book has many similarities to Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Have you ever read the book or watched a move version, what are some of the similarities?
5. What is a 15-year-old to do? What do you think is next for Bod now that he has no home to go back to and the whole world is opened to him? Would you be able to set out into the world knowing that you can never look back and go home again? What do you think Bods strength is and where did it come from?
2. Why do you think Scarlett was afraid of Bod by the end? Do you think they will meet again now that he is free from the graveyard? Did you have any emotions when you learned that Scarlett did not what to be Bods friend anymore and she will not remember him? Have you ever lost a friend?
3. What type of monster do you think Silas is? There are lots of clues in the book, but we never get a full answer. There are lots of different types of monsters in this book, how did Neil portray them differently than how culture portrays them?
4. The Graveyard book has many similarities to Kipling’s The Jungle Book. Have you ever read the book or watched a move version, what are some of the similarities?
5. What is a 15-year-old to do? What do you think is next for Bod now that he has no home to go back to and the whole world is opened to him? Would you be able to set out into the world knowing that you can never look back and go home again? What do you think Bods strength is and where did it come from?