Set # 5:The Graveyard Book

Three people are murdered in their beds while they lay sleeping. The fourth, a baby escapes. So begins the story of Nobody Owens (Bod for Short). Bod finds sanctuary in an ancient local graveyard where he is rescued by the denizens. Bod's guardians (Mr. and Mrs. Owens) become a pair of ghosts and a being (Silas) that straddles the two worlds of life and death. Fantastical characters inhabit this world and as Bod grows he learns many valuable lessons, least of which is to avoid goblins. The threat on Bod's life is omnipresent and his guardians pursue the Jack's. The Jacks are a secret organization who wish to kill Bod. Bod learns how to navigate between the worlds within the graveyard and the world of the living. After the destruction of the Jacks, Bod leaves the graveyard to join the world of the living. In this low fantasy novel the setting and characters are engaging and thought provoking. The denizens come from different times and so each character has much to inform us of the life they led and how they die. Bods' story explores the themes of good over coming evil and the value of family which is present today.