Neil Gaiman’s perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he’s the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians’ … antiquated customs of his guardians’ time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him.
Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association’s “Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book,” a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year. Don’t miss this modern classic—whether shared as a read-aloud or read independently, it’s sure to appeal to readers ages 8 and up.
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“Small boy being raised lovingly by true monsters” is a fantastically cheeky premise of the sort that very few authors can pull off well. Neil Gaiman will always be one of those authors.
This book is one of my all time favorites. It’s simply magical.
I read this to my sixth-grade class and they were absolutely enthralled, checking it out for themselves once we were done.
A fascinating tale about life after death and life before death.
Quirky, funny, excellece in story telling. Gaiman does it again…
I always love the powerful lyrical quality of Gaiman’s writing. Although a simple story, the Graveyard Book packs quite a punch.
I take notes while I read, little phrases that jump out at me. Then I use those notes to write reviews. I’ve come to the conclusion that the fewer notes I write, the better the book.
With some books, I’m setting it aside every few minutes to jot down a note about something or other that tripped me up or threw me out of the story. Simple enough …
EVen thought his book is for middle schoolers, I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Bod is a great character and the atmosphere is spooky and eerie but not too much.
Loved it
I adored this story.
Loved the way Gaimen takes something that seems “obvious” and sort of tilts it sideways. Great imaginative story! Read it as an adult and loved it!
Gaimen at his best.
I love it. I’ve read it at least 3 times.
Neil Gaiman’s made a living by playing with our notions of how things work.
In American Gods, he asked what would happen if the people of Earth created gods by believing in them… and then forgot them. In Neverwhere, he toyed with the idea of London Below, a subterranean community beneath the oblivious London Above. And in The Graveyard Book (the …
I am still reading but so far I can’t get enough! I love the characters and they keep getting better. Though its about a boy named Bod, I think he is a great character.
Neil Gaiman for kids is very much still NEIL GAIMAN, so this was perfectly sweet and sad and scary.
By far the best YA fiction book I’ve ever read.
I loved this book! Neil Gaiman walks the line between fantastical and realism so well, that a boy growing up in a graveyard with ghosts as parents seems perfectly normal. This book has moments of intrigue, humor, and suspense all geared toward a young adult audience, yet Gaiman shows just enough to keep it interesting for an adult reader. The …
Very good book. I remember the first time I read it I was at the nail salon getting my first pedicure. My feet are ticklish and when he started scrubbing my foot I couldn’t help but laugh. I got some strange look when people noticed the name of the book and that I was laughing at it. Needles to say I didn’t read too much while I was there. …
The best sort of book for a rainy day. I love how Gaiman plays with his characters. This book is so much fun!