THE GRAVEYARD BOOK (9780747594802)
Publisher,Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date,
Format, Paperback
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No. of Pages, 304
Shelf: Fiction / Young Adult Fiction
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Discover this bewitching, classic children’s novel by Neil Gaiman, featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris Riddell.
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.
There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that the real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives – and he has sinister plans for Bod...
WINNER OF THE:
- LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARD
- HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE
- BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
- 2009 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL
- 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL
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Reviews
"This well-written, creepy, yet funny story has all the mystery and suspense that your older readers could want; while Chris Riddell's macabre illustrations are frighteningly good." —Literacy Times Plus: Ages 9 to 11
"You cannot fault the sheer inventiveness in this brilliantly paced and plotted fantasy novel." —Books for Keeps
Dimensions: 19.8 x 2 x 13.3 cm
