The Graveyard Book
by: Neil Gaiman
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In The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman has created a charming allegory of childhood. Although the book opens with a scary scene--a family is stabbed to death by "a man named Jack” --the story quickly moves into more child-friendly storytelling.The sole survivor of the attack--an 18-month-old baby--escapes his crib and his house, and toddles to a nearby graveyard. Quickly recognizing that the baby is orphaned, the graveyard's ghostly residents adopthim, name him Nobody ("Bod"), and allow him to live in their tomb. Taking inspiration from Kipling’s The Jungle Book, Gaiman describes how the toddler navigates among the headstones, asking a lot of questions and picking up the tricks of the living and the dead. In serial-like episodes, the story follows Bod's progress as he grows from baby to teen, learning life’s lessons amid a cadre of the long-dead, ghouls, witches, intermittent human interlopers.A pallid, nocturnal guardian named Silas ensures that Bod receives food, books, and anything else he might need from the human world. Whenever the boy strays from his usual play among the headstones, he finds new dangers, learns his limitations and strengths, and acquires the skills he needs to survive within the confines of the graveyard and in wider world beyond. (ages 10 and up) -–Heidi Broadhead
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Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.
He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer.
But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family. . . .
Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
In The Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman has created a charming allegory of childhood. Although the book opens with a scary scene--a family is stabbed to death by "a man named Jack” --the story quickly moves into more child-friendly storytelling.The sole survivor of the attack--an 18-month-old baby--escapes his crib and his house, and toddles to a nearby graveyard. Quickly recognizing that the baby is orphaned, the graveyard's ghostly residents adopthim, name him Nobody ("Bod"), and allow him to live in their tomb. Taking inspiration from Kipling’s The Jungle Book, Gaiman describes how the toddler navigates among the headstones, asking a lot of questions and picking up the tricks of the living and the dead. In serial-like episodes, the story follows Bod's progress as he grows from baby to teen, learning life’s lessons amid a cadre of the long-dead, ghouls, witches, intermittent human interlopers.A pallid, nocturnal guardian named Silas ensures that Bod receives food, books, and anything else he might need from the human world. Whenever the boy strays from his usual play among the headstones, he finds new dangers, learns his limitations and strengths, and acquires the skills he needs to survive within the confines of the graveyard and in wider world beyond. (ages 10 and up) -–Heidi Broadhead
Product Description:
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy.
He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead.
There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer.
But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family. . . .
Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
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- "Ask For Me Tomorrow and You Shall Find Me a Grave Man!"
Interestingly, Neil Gaiman says THE GRAVEYARD BOOK is his homage to Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK.Apples and oranges, you say?Consider this: an orphaned boy (Bod here, Mowgli there) is taken in and raised by completely different creatures, only in this case, the surrogate parents are ghosts instead of animals.The conceit allows Gaiman all manner of creative maneuvers, too, from the main plot line of a mad killer pursuing his protagonist (Bod's family is killed by a man named Jack in Chapter ... Read More
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- I loved this book!
This is a delightful story of love, friendship, and sacrifice that I couldn't put down.There is nothing in it that I wouldn't want my kids reading, and I don't understand some of the negative reviews regarding violence and it being too dark for children.Never read fairy tales as a kid?How about Greek and Roman mythology?Cultures have always used "scary" stories to teach lessons about life, and this story isn't even scary.Much better than most of the young adult/children's books out recently. ... Read More
Rating: - Fast-paced, entertaining read
This is truly one of the best books I have ever read. The storyline is amazing and the characters develop beautifully throughout the book. 5 starts all the way. I recommend this book to all of my friends and family.
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- Death Lacking Depth
This book struck me as a pale comparison to something like the Harry Potter series.The idea of the story is so original and inspired, it could have been up there in the same league as Harry Potter, but the execution fell short.One reviewer mentioned the failure to connect to the main character, Bod.I experienced that also.There are other main characters like Silas and Miss Lupescue that I also failed to connect with because their characters were not revealed with enough depth.I think this novel ... Read More
Rating: - A new classic for older children
Neil Gaiman ("Coraline") has created a modern children's classic with "The Graveyard Book."Gaiman credits Rudyard Kipling's beloved "Jungle Book" stories as his inspiration, and while one can see the parallels, Gaiman's work is darker stuff and should be saved for the older kids.
I am far from a prude, but there are lots of younger kids who delight in Kipling's "Riki Tiki Tavi" who will be scared sleepless by the first chapter of "The Graveyard Book."The Man Jack, a knife-bearing monster, ... Read More
- "Ask For Me Tomorrow and You Shall Find Me a Grave Man!"Interestingly, Neil Gaiman says THE GRAVEYARD BOOK is his homage to Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK.Apples and oranges, you say?Consider this: an orphaned boy (Bod here, Mowgli there) is taken in and raised by completely different creatures, only in this case, the surrogate parents are ghosts instead of animals.The conceit allows Gaiman all manner of creative maneuvers, too, from the main plot line of a mad killer pursuing his protagonist (Bod's family is killed by a man named Jack in Chapter ... Read More
- I loved this book!This is a delightful story of love, friendship, and sacrifice that I couldn't put down.There is nothing in it that I wouldn't want my kids reading, and I don't understand some of the negative reviews regarding violence and it being too dark for children.Never read fairy tales as a kid?How about Greek and Roman mythology?Cultures have always used "scary" stories to teach lessons about life, and this story isn't even scary.Much better than most of the young adult/children's books out recently. ... Read More
- Fast-paced, entertaining readThis is truly one of the best books I have ever read. The storyline is amazing and the characters develop beautifully throughout the book. 5 starts all the way. I recommend this book to all of my friends and family.
- Death Lacking DepthThis book struck me as a pale comparison to something like the Harry Potter series.The idea of the story is so original and inspired, it could have been up there in the same league as Harry Potter, but the execution fell short.One reviewer mentioned the failure to connect to the main character, Bod.I experienced that also.There are other main characters like Silas and Miss Lupescue that I also failed to connect with because their characters were not revealed with enough depth.I think this novel ... Read More
- A new classic for older childrenNeil Gaiman ("Coraline") has created a modern children's classic with "The Graveyard Book."Gaiman credits Rudyard Kipling's beloved "Jungle Book" stories as his inspiration, and while one can see the parallels, Gaiman's work is darker stuff and should be saved for the older kids.
I am far from a prude, but there are lots of younger kids who delight in Kipling's "Riki Tiki Tavi" who will be scared sleepless by the first chapter of "The Graveyard Book."The Man Jack, a knife-bearing monster, ... Read More
