embers of a family are murdered one night and the baby, through his own ingenuity, crawls out of his crib, down the stairs and out into the town. He wanders around and eventually takes up residence in a graveyard, where he is named Nobody Owens. From this point, the story spirals off into a fabulous, fantastical, wonderful story of relationships, personalities and clever writing. This book was written for a Juvenile audience, but I think that both kids and adults will enjoy this story--I think it's the perfect story to read together with your child! My favorite part of the story is the whole "experience" aspect of it-from page one you are hooked and totally immersed in Nobody's world and it is an entirely believable one. Neil Gaiman has written many other books (Coraline--which is currently being made into a movie--Interworld, M is for Magic) and is the author of the Sandman series of graphic novels. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Neil Gaiman is originally from England, but now lives in the United States--visit him online at http://www.mousecircus.com/.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Read the 2009 Newbery Award Winner Book!
Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book is the Newbery Award winning book for 2009. I just finished reading the story, and I truly enjoyed reading the book. The premise of the story is this: three of the four members of a family are murdered one night and the baby, through his own ingenuity, crawls out of his crib, down the stairs and out into the town. He wanders around and eventually takes up residence in a graveyard, where he is named Nobody Owens. From this point, the story spirals off into a fabulous, fantastical, wonderful story of relationships, personalities and clever writing. This book was written for a Juvenile audience, but I think that both kids and adults will enjoy this story--I think it's the perfect story to read together with your child! My favorite part of the story is the whole "experience" aspect of it-from page one you are hooked and totally immersed in Nobody's world and it is an entirely believable one. Neil Gaiman has written many other books (Coraline--which is currently being made into a movie--Interworld, M is for Magic) and is the author of the Sandman series of graphic novels. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Neil Gaiman is originally from England, but now lives in the United States--visit him online at http://www.mousecircus.com/.
embers of a family are murdered one night and the baby, through his own ingenuity, crawls out of his crib, down the stairs and out into the town. He wanders around and eventually takes up residence in a graveyard, where he is named Nobody Owens. From this point, the story spirals off into a fabulous, fantastical, wonderful story of relationships, personalities and clever writing. This book was written for a Juvenile audience, but I think that both kids and adults will enjoy this story--I think it's the perfect story to read together with your child! My favorite part of the story is the whole "experience" aspect of it-from page one you are hooked and totally immersed in Nobody's world and it is an entirely believable one. Neil Gaiman has written many other books (Coraline--which is currently being made into a movie--Interworld, M is for Magic) and is the author of the Sandman series of graphic novels. He has won numerous awards, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the Bram Stoker Award. Neil Gaiman is originally from England, but now lives in the United States--visit him online at http://www.mousecircus.com/.
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