by Neil Gaiman (Author), Dave McKean (Illustrator)
Winner of the Newbery Medal. 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?
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Edition: Adult ed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 20 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0747596832
ISBN 13: 9780747596837
Book Overview: An astounding novel by hugely popular author Neil Gaiman 'Endlessly inventive, masterfully told This is a book for everyone. You will love it to death' Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Eight chapters, many dead people and one live boy comprise this original, funny and gripping story
Prizes: Winner of Carnegie Medal 2010 and Hugo Award: Novel Category 2009 and John Newbery Medal 2009 and Booktrust Teenage Prize 2009. Shortlisted for Kate Greenaway Medal 2010.