Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didnt live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. 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.
This fantasy novel that follows the life of a boy named Nobody "Bod" Owens, who is raised by ghosts in a graveyard after his family is murdered by a mysterious man named Jack. The novel begins with the murder of Bod's family, and the toddler escaping to a nearby graveyard where he is taken in by a ghost couple, Mr. and Mrs. Owens. The graveyard's supernatural residents, including a mysterious guardian named Silas, agree to protect and raise him. Throughout the book, Bod grows up in the graveyard and learns from the ghosts and other mystical beings, such as the witch Liza Hempstock and Miss Lupescu, a Hound of God. He learns lessons in history, life, and even supernatural skills like Fading, where he can become invisible to humans. As Bod matures, he ventures beyond the graveyard walls and encounters dangers from both the living and the dead. He befriends a living girl named Scarlett, who unknowingly helps him unravel the mystery behind his family's murder. Eventually, Bod confronts Jack and his sinister organization, the Jacks of All Trades, who have been hunting him since he was a baby. The story is a coming-of-age tale that blends themes of family, belonging, death, and the courage to face one’s destiny.
There are 320 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .
Neil Gaiman won both Newbery and Carnegie Medals for The Graveyard Book. Coraline was made into an Academy award-nominated film. He has also won the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award. Paul Stewart is the very funny, very talented author of more than fifteen books for children, including The Edge Chronicles, a collaboration with Chris Riddell.
This book contains the following story:
The Graveyard Book
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. . .
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Hugo Award
This book was recognised in the Novel category by the Hugo Award.
Newbery Award
This book was recognised by the Newbery Award. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Kate Greenaway Award
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
Booktrust Book Award
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Booktrust Book Award. The Book Trust Best Book Awards with Amazon Kindle, which took place in 2014, aimed to unearth the very best childrens books the UK has to offer, and to honour authors and illustrators who continue Britains proud heritage of storytelling.
Carnegie Medal
This book was recognised by the Carnegie Award. The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
This book features the following character:
Bod
This book features the character Bod.
