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About This Book:

Title: The Graveyard Book

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 2008
Reinforced Hardcover, 2008
Compact Disc, 2008
Paperback, 2008
Hardcover, 2008
Hardcover, 2009

Synopsis
Neil Gaiman's eagerly awaited middle-grade take on Rudyard Kipling's THE JUNGLE BOOK features Nobody, a boy raised by graveyard inhabitants instead of animals. Having escaped his family's murderer and wandered into a graveyard, Bod finds himself in a family of sorts. Humorous, eerie, filled with strange, intriguing characters, Gaiman's story is gripping, and enchanting. With stunning, graphic-novelesque B&W artwork, this is the 2009 Newbery Medal winner.

Details
Illustrator:         Dave McKean
Language:        English

Size
Length:        384 Pages



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."
(08/15/08)
"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)
"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)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Graveyard Book and it was written by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (Illustrator). This edition of The Graveyard Book is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is June 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $17.99. There are 384 pages in the book and it was published by Harpercollins Childrens Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 0061709123 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780061709128. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.