The world outside the cemetery is not safe for Bod, as the man Jack is still out there waiting for the day he can finish his job of extinguishing Bod’s entire family. The graveyard not only serves as his home, but also as his sanctuary. Nobody Owens, or “Bod” as he is fondly referred to, is given free rein over the graveyard. Owens, as his adoptive parents, and placed under the guardianship of a “man” by the name of Silas. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.Īfter the brutal murder of his family, a toddler stumbles into a graveyard inhibited by a ghastly congregation. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack-who has already killed Bod’s family…īeloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. Version: Audiobook (7h 47min listening length)Īfter 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. A human toddler is adopted by a group of ghosts and they proceed to raise him in a graveyard? Sign me up! When I read the synopsis for The Graveyard Book, I knew I had to read it.

This was my first time experiencing the pure excellence that is Neil Gaiman.

I cannot believe I waited this long to read one of Neil Gaiman’s books! Yes, you read that right.

Neil gaiman reading the graveyard book