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The Graveyard Book is a young adult novel written by the English author Neil Gaiman, simultaneously published in Britain and America in 2008. The Graveyard Book traces the story of the boy Nobody "Bod" Owens who is adopted and reared by the supernatural occupants of a graveyard after his family is brutally murdered.
- Neil Gaiman
- 312 (first edition)
- 2008
- 30 September 2008 (US)
Sep 30, 2008 · But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family. A deliciously dark masterwork by bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by award-winning Dave McKean. 312 pages, Hardcover.
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- Hardcover
Aug 1, 2010 · by Neil Gaiman (Author), Dave McKean (Illustrator), Margaret Atwood (Foreword) 4.7 15,697 ratings. See all formats and editions. The 10th anniversary edition of The Graveyard Book includes a foreword by Margaret Atwood as well as sketches from the illustrator, handwritten drafts, and Neil Gaiman’s Newbery acceptance speech.
- Neil Gaiman
- $8.99
- Harpercollins
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Summary. Welcome to the LitCharts study guide on Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. Created by the original team behind SparkNotes, LitCharts are the world's best literature guides. The Graveyard Book: Introduction. A concise biography of Neil Gaiman plus historical and literary context for The Graveyard Book. The Graveyard Book: Plot Summary.
The Graveyard Book 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' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade.
Chapter 1. In a small English village, a frightening-looking man named Jack prowls through a house. He’s already murdered the resident couple and their daughter; all that’s left is to murder their toddler son. The baby has no idea he’s in danger, but he is wily and adventurous and climbs out of his crib and out the front door.
