The Graveyard Book

Title: The Graveyard Book

Author: Neil Gaiman

Pages: 312

Genre: Fantasy, Newbery Award

Grade: A-

Synopsis: Nobody Owens (who goes by Bod) has grown up in a graveyard.  After his family is killed when he is an infant he is raised by a guardian, who is neither living or dead, and by the ghosts in the graveyard. In the graveyard Bod is protected, but if he leaves the graveyard he will come under attack from the Man Jack.

My Review: It took me a little bit to get into this book, but once I did I really enjoyed it.  It's a book geared toward a younger crowd, hence the well-deserved Newbery Award.