The Graveyard Book, Paperback
by Neil Gaiman. Nobody Owens, know to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. A pallid, nocturnal guardian named Silas ensures that Bod receives food, books, and anything else he might need from the human world. Whenever the boy strays from his usual play among the headstones, he finds new dangers, learns his limitations and strengths, and acquires the skills he needs to survive within the confines of the graveyard and in wider world beyond. 336 pages.

Grade Level: 3, 4, 5