Beware Of Hitchhiking Ghosts

Neil Gaiman's novel The Graveyard Book follows the life of Nobody Owens, a boy raised by ghosts. Nobody, nicknamed "Bod," was orphaned at a very young age after the brutal murder of his parents by a man named Jack. He escapes Jack by climbing out of his crib and wandering into a graveyard, where he becomes adopted by a ghost couple and is granted the Freedom of the Graveyard. Bod grows up under the protection of the graveyard and a plethora of interesting ghosts as well as the graveyard's caretaker, a mysteriously nocturnal man named Silas. Bod faces numerous obstacles and adventures while growing up in this strange environment, but none so treacherous as when he has to face the man Jack, out to finish what he started.

Published in 2008, The Graveyard Book won the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2009 Newbery Medal, 2009 Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book, and the 2010 Carnegie Medal.

 

               Neil in a graveyard                                                          

Now, come take a tour...

Here is the tomb of the Owenses, and Bod's home. Here, you can sleep underground, study books, and learn about how to act like a ghost! The Owenses are charming hosts and would love to have you.

Pester Silas about the different aspects of the graveyard-he'll tell you almost anything, just not during the day, for some reason...

Join Bod as he reads Robinson Crusoe by the Egyptian Walk, but don't get caught by Thackeray Porringer- he doesn't like it when you take his books!

Sneak out to Alonso Tomas Garcia Jones' grave with Bod for a bit of rest and peace, and to listen to Alonso's stories, from the time he lost an Alaskan gold mine to the time he had to escape from Moscow.