Fantasy · WarmA toddler whose family is murdered is raised by the supernatural residents of a graveyard
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard
HarperCollins published the novel in the US on 30 September 2008, and Bloomsbury followed in the UK on 31 October 2008. A young toddler named Nobody "Bod" Owens is raised by the supernatural residents of a graveyard after his family is murdered. The book is told as eight linked short stories, each set two years after the last. Silas, Mr. and Mrs. Owens, Scarlett Perkins and Miss Lupescu are among the characters. A two-volume graphic novel adaptation appeared in 2014.
More about this book
Who
Nobody "Bod" Owens, Silas, Mr. and Mrs. Owens, Scarlett Perkins and Miss Lupescu.
World
A graveyard and the town around it.
What makes it different
It was the first work to win both the Carnegie Medal and the Newbery Medal. It also won the Hugo and the World Fantasy Award.
Feel
Gentle and eerie.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- The Graveyard BookWikipedia