The graveyard book
Award winning fiction, Ghost and horror stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Summary
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. Winner of Hugo Award: Novel Category 2009, the John Newbery Medal 2009 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009. Grades 4-7 and older readers. 2008.