Winner of the Newbery Medal Unabridged audio CD edition read by Neil Gaiman When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family,who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard Brought up by the resident ghosts,ghouls and spectres,Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all,he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters,featuring every second year of Bod's life,from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9780747599760
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'Thrilling,elegant and joyously macabre. You will love it to death'Holly Black,author of The Spiderwick Chronicles
Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is amongst Britain's foremost writers of fantasy and graphic novels; blending mythologies,folklore and urban legend in a diverse portfolio that embraces the ground-breaking graphic novel seriesThe Sandman,contemporary children's classics,The Graveyard BookandCoralineand adult fiction includingStardust,Neverwhereand the masterpiece that isAmerican Gods.
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