The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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After Bod Owen's entire family is murdered, he escapes as a toddler and is raised in a graveyard by all the ghosts and supernatural residents of the local graveyard. Once Bod is old enough to leave the graveyard, he discovers that the man that murdered his family, Jack, is out to get him as well.








Ghost Stories & the Supernatural
-Includes ghosts, werewolves, ghouls, etc.
-Includes horror (death/murder, scary creatures)

High Fantasy
-While The Graveyard Book mostly takes place in the real world, it is high fantasy because it also includes underground worlds like Hell, complex characters, and unusual creatures to befriend or vanquish.

Gaiman, N., (2008). The graveyard book. New York, NY: HarperCollins. 

-Ms. J