The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book is a young adult novel written by the English author Neil Gaiman, simultaneously published in Britain and America in 2008. The Graveyard Book traces the story of the boy Nobody "Bod" Owens who is adopted and reared by the supernatural occupants of a graveyard after his family is brutally murdered.
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| Author | Neil Gaiman |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's fantasy, horror fiction |
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Publication date | 30 September 2008 (US) |
| Media type | Print, e-book, audiobook |
| Pages | 312 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-053092-1 |
| OCLC | 179806700 |
| LC Class | PZ7.G1273 Gr 2008 |
Gaiman won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Newbery Medal recognizing the year's best children's books, the first time both named the same work. The Graveyard Book also won the annual Hugo Award for Best Novel from the World Science Fiction Convention and Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book selected by Locus Magazine subscribers.
Chris Riddell, who illustrated the British children's edition, made the Kate Greenaway Medal shortlist. It was the first time in the award's 30-year history that one book made both the author and illustrator shortlists. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 Best Young-Adult Books of All Time.