Book
The graveyard book / Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060530921
- Physical Description: [vi], 312 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Cover art: Dave McKean. This book was banned and challenged for depictions of violence, and it was claimed to be unsuited to the age group it was written for. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Banned book sanctuary. Dead > Juvenile fiction. Cemeteries > Juvenile fiction. Orphans > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Ghost stories. Paranormal fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Gaima | 31681010347474 | FICTIONPBK | Available | - |
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Gaima | 31681002319846 | BOOK SANCTUARY | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard. - Baker & Taylor
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. - Baker & Taylor
Raised since he was a baby by ghosts, werewolves, and other residents of the cemetery in which he has always resided, Bod wonders how he will manage to survive amongst the living with only the lessons he has learned from the dead. - HARPERCOLL
The original hardcover edition of a perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal. This middle grade novel is an excellent choice for tween readers in grades 5 to 6, especially during homeschooling. It's a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom.
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 ghostly teachings'such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him.
Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association's 'Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book," a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.
- HARPERCOLL
The original hardcover edition of a perennial favorite, The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, which has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.
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 ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him.
Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association’s “Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book,” a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.
