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Synopsis
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
| Details | | Series: | Ala Notable Children's Books. Middle Readers | | Illustrator: | Dave McKean |
| Size | | Length: | 312 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 6.0 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 15.2 oz |
Industry Reviews
"Wistful, witty, wise--and creepy. Gaiman's riff on Kipling's Mowgli stories never falters, from the truly spine-tingling opening, in which a toddler accidentally escapes his family's murderer, to the melancholy, life-affirming ending."
(08/15/2008)
"It is to Gaiman's credit that many of his readers will wish their own childhoods had played out in the same location."
(10/01/2008)
"THE GRAVEYARD BOOK, by turns exciting and witty, sinister and tender, shows Gaiman at the top of his form....[He] follows in the footsteps of long-ago storytellers, weaving a tale of unforgettable enchantment."
(02/15/2009)
"Lucid, evocative prose...and dark fairytale motifs imbue the story with a dreamlike quality. Warmly rendered by the author, Bod's ghostly extended family is lovably anachronistic; their mundane, old-fashioned quirks add cheerful color to a genuinely creepy backdrop."
(11/01/2008)
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