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  • The Graveyard Book

  • By: Neil Gaiman
  • Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
  • Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (17,748 ratings)

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The Graveyard Book

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Publisher's summary

The original audiobook edition of the acclaimed novel, read by the author!

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, has sold more than one million copies and is the only novel ever to win both the Newbery Medal and the Carnegie Medal.

Nobody Owens is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place - he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings - such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him.

Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?

Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association's "Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book", a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.

©2008 Neil Gaiman (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
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Critic reviews

  • Hugo Award, Best Novel, 2009
  • Newbery Medal winner, 2009

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He’s done it again

I don’t think Neil Gaiman can write a bad story. From ocean at the end of the lane to neverwhere this one delivers.

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I appreciated this read

This book did not disappoint me. It was pleasant to listen to. I’m recommending it for calming nerves.

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great book!!

This book has turned out to be one of my favorites!! A great book for anyone.

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Ozzing Gothic Mood

Everything from Neil's prose and voice to the transition music were perfect. Some things didn't play out how I hoped, but that's life, and I still loved every minute. I am actually torn. I want a sequel but like a perfect memory, I want it to stay as it is. I will experience this one again, and again, and again.

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Read it every October!

A great read for Halloween; a perfect blend of spooky, scary, and heartwarming! And when it's read by the author (as this is) the slightest inflections of meaning are always exactly right. My favorite by Neil Gaiman.

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Gaiman Rules

Beautifully written and hauntingly narrated. Recommend for Halloween reading. Better than five stars, well done.

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I'm actually crying as I type this <3

I've just finished it, and I honestly loved it so much. I read it in like the seventh grade and listening to Mr. Gaiman read it to me, felt like coming home. Amazing book, beautiful characters, absorbing storyline, honestly one of my favorite books of all time.

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One of his best!

What a great story. An absolute treat. Very original and compelling. Wonderful character development. One of Neil’s best!

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Wonderful!

Absolutely loved it. Yet another great story by Neil Gaiman, and a great bedtime story.

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“You’re always you, and that don’t change, and you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.”

This book somehow managed to be spooky, clever, and sweet all at the same time. Loved Gaiman’s writing style and hearing him narrate the audiobook.
It might be because I’m a hormonal new mom but I did cry a little at the end.

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