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The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book (2008)

304 pages 4.2/5 Goodreads

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.

Author: Neil Gaiman

ISBN: 9780747598831

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a child (referenced)Death of a parent Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Kidnapping / abduction

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

Violence & Physical Harm

Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence
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