The Graveyard Book: WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2010

Neil Gaiman

Nov 2009 · A&C Black

About this ebook

Discover the bewitching, classic children's novel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris Riddell

WINNER of the 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL and the 2009 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL. ONE OF BBC'S HUNDRED GREATEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIME

'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS
'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMES

Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.

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 - and he has sinister plans for Bod...

WINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWARD
WINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD

Ratings and reviews

Neil Gaiman`s ``The Graveyard Book`` has a very unique story line.When I read the story I found it engaging but there were some unnecessary details which bored me. I would like to add some more comic incidents if asked to.The author has chosen a very bold character, Bod, a toddler as he was brought up in a graveyard.which I liked the most. There were some incidents in the story which made me curious to read it further like when Bod escaped his house . I would like to recommend this book to others so that they can also enjoy it. Urvi Gawri, Mind Tree School, Ambala (6B)

I discovered Neil Gaiman by reading Terry Pratchett. Ran into Good Omens and now I'm addicted. I read this one in czech as well as in english... Couldn't stop reading. It even got my little brother to read books, amazing!

Really good story. Couldn't stop reading and only realised it was light outside and the birds were singing as I finished it. One of those stories that stays with you.

About the author

Neil Gaiman has written highly acclaimed books for both children and adults and is the first author to have won both the Carnegie and Newbery Medals for the same work – The Graveyard Book. Many of his books, including Coraline and Stardust, have been made into films; Neverwhere has been adapted for TV and radio; and American Gods and Good Omens have been adapted into major TV series. He has also written two episodes of Doctor Who and appeared in The Simpsons as himself.

Chris Riddell is a much loved illustrator and acclaimed political cartoonist. He has won the Costa Children's Book Award, the Nestlé Gold Award is the only artist to have won the Kate Greenaway Medal three times, most recently for his illustrations in The Sleeper and the Spindle. He was Waterstones Children's Laureate from 2015 to 2017 and has illustrated the work of many celebrated children's authors, including five Neil Gaiman titles and J.K. Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard. He is the author of the bestselling Goth Girl and Ottoline series and co-creator of The Edge Chronicles.