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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book | 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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julesG
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@dabbe #TLT #ThreeListThursday

1) Jane Eyre

2) Great Expectations

Had a pocket paperback edition for 1+2 that fit into my coat and I read it whenever I had a spare moment. Even walking to school.

3) The Graveyard Book

I chose books I didn't have to read in school, because the majority of books for the genre (that were required reading) were not my cup of tea.

dabbe I sometimes wonder how many books I might have “killed“ when requiring students to read them. I tried to pick good ones, but there's nothing like a person being able to choose what they want to read. #3 is on the TBR! #1 could have been in my top 3, too! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 5d
Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes The Graveyard Book-great choice! 5d
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Texreader
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Audiobook on sale today only. I loved the book so I had to grab it.

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Shelm1
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“Things bloom in graveyards. It‘s what they do. Things die and things bloom."

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Shelm1
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman's enchanting writing style creates a really engaging tale that explores themes of identity, family, and the supernatural. This book is an imaginative exploration of a boy's life in a realm where the living and the dead coexist, leaving a lasting impact. Neil Gaiman know how to write a book that really pulls you in and makes it feels like you‘re in the story.

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Shelm1
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Nobody Owens, or Bod, is a boy who seeks refuge in a graveyard after his family is murdered. He gets raised by ghosts and guided by a mysterious guardian named Silas, Bod grows up between the worlds of the living and the dead.

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jdiehr
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I enjoyed listening to Neil read me this story.

This is a headstone at our local cemetery. I'd love to know that story! 😄

TheBookgeekFrau If you ever find out, please share!! What a great headstone though 😂 4mo
julesG What an intriguing headstone inscription. 4mo
bookishbitch Oh my goodness! I love this headstone and need the story!! 4mo
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AshRob22
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@LeahBergen you‘ve done it again 😭. My #AllHallowsReadSwap was out of this world. The extra book you put in, I gasped because I REALLY wanted to read this one. You always seem to know my book moods 😆 so THANK YOU. The vintage ornaments/bookmarks will be used for MORE than one holiday haha! You are the BEST. Thank you so much my friend 🧡🤩. Thanks for a great #AHRS @MaleficentBookDragon

LeahBergen You‘re so welcome! I had fun shopping for you. Happy Halloween! 🎃 5mo
DinoMom Great package! @LeahBergen always gives the most thoughtful packages! 5mo
LeahBergen @DinoMom And so do you! 😘 5mo
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OriginalCyn620
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I love, love, love this book set in a #cemetary!

#scarathlon #TeamCreepinItReal #scarathlonphotochallenge 6 pts

Deifio Oh I loved it too! Such a great read! 5mo
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Clwojick Classic! 5mo
AmandaBlaze Ooh…a favorite of mine. 5mo
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kelli7990
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Here‘s my review for a book I finished last night at 3 AM.

This book will count for the following prompts:

Hades | God of the Underworld:
A book dealing with death and afterlife - #greekmythologychallenge

Book read with a spooky theme - #scarathlon

#HHC

LinesUponAPage I love The Graveyard Book it‘s one of my favorite Neil Gaimans and his novella Unfortunately, The Milk. 5mo
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kelli7990
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I just finished listening to this book on Libby. I borrowed the ebook from Kindle Unlimited so I could do the word search and I‘m going to get a lot of word search points for this one. I think this book could be considered spooky because it‘s about a little human boy who lives in a graveyard and was raised by ghosts.

#HHC #scarathlon

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hannahpry
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“Can't I stay here? In the graveyard?” “You must not,” said Silas

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hannahpry
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

By just reading the first chapter I am engaged in the story and wanting to know more, this shows me that the writing would capture of attention of young adult readers

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hannahpry
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By reading the first chapter I noticed that a toddler escapes from a murder to a nearby graveyard, and the graveyard attempts to save the child through supernatural powers

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noradickens
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“Fear is contagious. You can catch it.”

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noradickens
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

This book is perfect for students in grades 5-8 as it is filled with mystery and thrill. The book takes you on a heartfelt journey of a young boy growing up and finding his place in the world. This book would be great to use in a classroom for whole-class instruction and could have many literacy activities that accompany it.

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noradickens
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The Graveyard Book is a young adult speculative fiction book about a boy named Nobody “Bod“ Owens who is adopted and reared by the supernatural occupants of a graveyard after his family is brutally murdered. This creepy fantasy book leaves you wanting to read more as it pulls you into the story.

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sophiekinnett
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

Although I wasnt able to read this whole book I was able to research it some and see how it would be great for students. I personally think that this book might be a little mature than students that I will be teaching but it could be a great read for middle school age kids. This is a book that can really push a student towards the love of reading if this is the kind of books that they like.

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sophiekinnett
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The Graveyard Book is a speculative fiction book about a boy named Bod who is adopted after his family is murdered. Bod discovers he has supernatural powers and is able to see ghosts.

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kelli7990
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I just finished doing the #readingsprint hosted by @PuddleJumper. I sprinted from 3:03 AM - 6:08 AM CST which is my time zone. I‘m a night owl. I‘m up all night anyway so I figured that I might as well participate in this sprint and I‘ll also get points. I made a lot of progress in this book. Now, I‘m tired so I‘m going to bed.

#scarathlon #HHC #scarathlonsprint

PuddleJumper Wahoo! 5mo
dabbe 🖤🧡🖤 5mo
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kelli7990
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I started this book. It‘s good so far.

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Clare-Dragonfly
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Time for another spooky season reread. ❤️🍂💀🎃

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mcappel
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“There was a hand in the darkness and it held a knife.“

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mcappel
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

This book is best for older grades such as 5,6,7, and 8. This book could be a little spooky for some students so it may be best to read as a class and then discuss in small groups what is going on or share how students are feeling. Lit circles would be good for this book because it seems that there are a lot of different elements in it.

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mcappel
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The Graveyard book follows the dangers and adventures of Bod, also known as Nobody Owens. Bod lives in the graveyard with ghosts and spirits as his guardians. Bod has to face many dangers such as the man at the bottom of the hill and the ghouls, Steer, all while risking running into a man named Jack, who killed Bod's entire family. This book is horror and fantasy fiction.

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CarlyJohnson
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“Come now, she said, warmly. Come to Mama.“

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CarlyJohnson
The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman

The narrative contradicts the ordinary understanding of what the dead and the undead are like. It is also ironic that the dead and undead choose to protect a living boy, while the only living adult in the chapter intends to kill him. The story could be read by children as well as adults. Although their may be some scary/eerie factors for some children.

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CarlyJohnson
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The Graveyard Book is a speculative fiction young adult novel written by Neil Gaiman published in 2008. This book is speculative fiction because it explores possibility and impossibility. The novel centers around the nature of good and evil through the motif of life and death. The first chapter opens with the murder of Nobody's family, the action is then focused on Nobody‘s survival due to his adoption by the inhabitants of the graveyard.

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April_Barbie
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September 2023 reads 📖
The Graveyard 🪦 Book has such a unique story & quickly became one of my most favorite books of all time! 💜

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TheSpineView
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Happy Tuesday! Hope your day is fabulous! Here are the #Two4Tuesday questions. Everyone is welcome to play!

My answers:
🎃 Anything chocolate!
🎃🎃 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (tagged)

Want to play? @eggs @dabbe @DebinHawaii @The_Penniless_Author @Texreader @GatheringBooks @Read4life @wanderinglynn @RamsFan1963 @Cupcake12

The_Penniless_Author Thanks for the tag! 6mo
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 6mo
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Eggs ❤️❤️❤️ 6mo
GatheringBooks Thank you for the taaag! 💕 6mo
dabbe Will do; thanks for the tag! 🧡🎃🧡 6mo
DebinHawaii Thank you for the tag! 6mo
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Cathyloves2read
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I read this book as part of a 2023 challenge. I was to read a book that won the Newberry award. I can see why this book won this prestigious award. It was different than any book I have ever read, the majority of it took place in a cemetery. The author has a vivid imagination, and is excellent with words. I am glad that I took this challenge, otherwise I would‘ve missed out on reading this excellent book.

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Billypar
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This is my first time trying the #jolabokaflod tradition. This is the first book up, and it opens with a knife-wielding maniac chasing a toddler after having just murdered his whole family 😨 Not very festive, but enough action to keep me awake, with the help of some gingerbread sandwich treats.

BarbaraBB 🤣🤣 1y
erzascarletbookgasm I hope you‘ll enjoy. I loved this book. 1y
batsy Cosy setting for a gruesome book! 😆 Those cookies look delicious. 1y
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LeahBergen 😆😆 1y
Liz_M Lovely view of the bookshelves and tree! Merry Christmas🎄 1y
Billypar @erzascarletbookgasm I'm really liking it so far - I'm intrigued by the idea of a whole graveyard community. 1y
Billypar @batsy The coziness won out over the sugar rush of the cookies - only made it until 2 am 😴 1y
Billypar @Liz_M This was the first year we actually got a tree and decorated. It was fun and the decor combines nicely with bookshelves. Merry Christmas to you! 🎄🎁 1y
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Darklunarose
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Finally finished reading this (life has been all to hectic if late!) and I can say it‘s one of my favourite books for younger people I have read.

wanderinglynn Love Gaiman! ❤️ 1y
Darklunarose @wanderinglynn he is book writing royalty and he seems to be a decent human being on top of that. 1y
operagirl I think this is Gaiman‘s best book yet. 1y
Darklunarose @operagirl I loved it. I‘m going to have to read more of his work. And as a person he seems like a good kind of human as well. We need more of that. 1y
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IheartYA
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*All of my bookish prompts are packed away so digital edits will have to suffice for now.*

The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

🖤 2022 challenge prompt: #25 - favorite author's favorite book
🖤 November bingo prompt: recommended by a parent
🖤 Bookish First bingo prompt: Author has written YA and adult

Original, oddly satisfying and well-written. This was my first Neil Gaiman book but definitely won't be my last.

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So the answer to my concerns about a writer's regular fare being too dark might be to check if they've written anything directed at younger audiences?! Holds true here anyway. What I tried of American Gods was pretty unrelenting, but THIS was charming. (Still not fluffy though!)
Beautiful but sad in a way that rings true to life. I don't think I'll ever be a huge Gaiman reader, but I will be investigating other middle grade/YA works he's written.

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As an MLIS graduate working in information management, I cannot properly explain the wealth of emotion wrought by this phrase... 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Eggs
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yourfavouritemixtape
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Started this with not knowing what I got myself into. While it took me a moment to settle into the story, I loved the simple language. Something I loved in all the Gaiman-books I‘ve read. Liked the story more the longer it went on and in the end I have to say, it was a good YA-Fantasy-read.

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ATB
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Books 📚 , beer 🍺 and baseball ⚾️… color me happy.

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WineAuntKK
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Kiss a lover
Dance a measure,
Find your name
And buried treasure...

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WineAuntKK
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Great hook that leaves you wanting to read the whole thing.

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WineAuntKK
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Speculative. This book has one really fantastic hook that make you want to see where it going and how the book ended within the first 5 to 10 minutes of reading it. The author also gives great detail with his imaginative words that really allows you to create a movie in your head as you are reading.

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AllDebooks
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Such a good yarn, love this book

#Scarathalon #TeamSlaughter #DailyPrompt
Day 12 - Grave

@Clwojick

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erinhannahs
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“.... Honed in on the thing he had come to find.“

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erinhannahs
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Want a spooky book that is perfect for Halloween time? This is the book for you!

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erinhannahs
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The Graveyard Book was written by Neil Gaiman. This book is super spooky and gives descriptive details that makes you feel like you are apart of the story too. This book would be really fun to read around Halloween time.

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Andrew65
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1. Love them both, but if forced to choose I would go with Mystery.

2. Serial Killer every time.

3. Not really in to ghost books so would choose either The Graveyard Book or The Lovely Bones

#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94

Tagging @kezzlou85 @CocoReads @TheBookHippie @PageShifter @DieAReader

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🎃✨📖🕯🏚 1y
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I‘m not sure why I waited so long to read this book, but wow did I love it! I don‘t want to write a synopsis because I went into it not really knowing what it was about and was happy to be surprised, but the characters are charming, the story feels classic, and it was just a delicious read and one that I will read again! Highly recommend!

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StaceGhost
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🔍mystery, my dear Watson 🔪
👻haunted house, for sure 🏡

I‘m horrible at picking favorites but I really enjoyed the Graveyard Book! I‘m looking forward to reading it with my son.

@Yuki_Onna @inthegreensandblues want to play?

@MoonWitch94 thanks for the tag! #thoughtfulthursday

MoonWitch94 Thanks for playing 🎃✨🕯📖🏚 1y
inthegreensandblues I love The Graveyard Book! 💜 1y
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