The Graveyard Book

                                              

Gaiman, N. (2008). The graveyard book. NY: Harper Collins

This is a story of a boy, Nobody (Bod) Owens, who grows up in a graveyard after the murder of his family.  Bod was only a toddler when we walked into the graveyard when his family was murdered, the ghosts there decided to protect him until he was old enough to take care of himself. Throughout his life growing up in the graveyard he befriends a girl named Scarlett as well as, helping the spirit of a witch, escaping a ghoul-gate, dances the dance of the dead the Macabray, attends school and confronts bullies. Bod's guardian is Silas, who can go between the living and dead worlds. He is able to provide Bod the necessities he needs to survive.

There are illustrations in the book  which helps you understand the mood this book is written in. However, in my opinion this book was slow to start, it did take me a while to get into it. It is an interesting story.