Discover the bewitching,classic children's novel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman,featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris RiddellWINNER of the 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL and the 2009 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL'Every page is crowded with invention,both funny and scary'PATRICK NESS'A tale of unforgettable enchantment'NEW YORK TIMESNobody 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 AWARDWINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZEWINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCISBN: 9780747594802Number of pages: 304Weight: 215 gDimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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Thrilling,elegant and joyously macabre. You will love it to deathOne of the joys of reading Gaiman is how he subverts our expectations of magic,horror,fantasy and the mundane...A memorable,captivating readThis brief,dark,savoury adventure deserves to become a modern classic of children's writingSuspenseful,well-told and touchingThe best book Neil Gaiman has ever written. How he has managed to combine fascinating,friendly,frightening and fearsome in one fantasy I shall never know,but he has pulled it off magnificentlyLike a bite of dark Halloween chocolate,this novel proves rich,bittersweet and very satisfyingThe outrageous riches of Gaiman's imagination. Every page is crowded with invention,both funny and scaryI wish my younger self could have had the opportunity to read and reread this wonderful book,and my older self wishes that I had written itThe Graveyard Book,by turns exciting and witty,sinister and tender,shows Gaiman at the top of his form...a tale of unforgettable enchantment
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.
Visit the Neil Gaiman author pageChris Riddell
Writer,Illustrator,cartoonist,witty and wise chronicler of the modern world and Waterstones'Children's Laureate 2015-2017,the list of Chris Riddell's professions is a catalogue of seemingly limitless talent.
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