The Resource The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean
The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean
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The item The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 3 library branches.
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- Summary
- The orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The graveyard book
- Title
- The graveyard book
- Statement of responsibility
- Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean
- Subject
-
- Cemeteries -- Fiction
- trueBoy orphans
- trueBoys
- trueCemeteries
- Cemeteries -- Fiction
- Cemeteries -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDead
- Dead -- Fiction
- Dead -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- trueFantasy fiction
- trueGhosts
- trueIllustrated books
- trueSupernatural
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- trueWerewolves
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully to the age of eighteen years by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures
- Summary
- Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2009
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
- Carnegie Medal, 2010.
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 2011.
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2009.
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book, 2009.
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 6-8, 2010.
- Locus Young Adult Book Award, 2009.
- Newbery Medal, 2009.
- USBBY Outstanding International Book, 2009.
- Wisconsin Library Association Children's Book Awards: Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2009.
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009
- Awards note
- Newbery Medal/Honor, 2009
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 286626
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Citation source
-
- Wilson's Children, July 2009
- School Library Journal, October 2008
- Booklist starred, September 2008
- Horn Book Starred, November 2008
- Pub Weekly, September 2008
- Kirkus Starred, August 2008
- New York Times, February 2009
- Horn Book, April 2009
- Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2008
- Wilson's Children
- Newbery Medal/Honor
- School Library Journal
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gaiman, Neil
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- 5.1
- 5-8
- 5-8
- 6.7
- Intended audience source
-
- Follett Library Resources
- Follett Library Resources
- Follett Library Resources
- LC call number
- PZ7.G1273
- LC item number
- Gr 2008
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile
- 820
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 5
- 8
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McKean, Dave
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Dead
- Supernatural
- Cemeteries
- Dead
- Supernatural
- Cemeteries
- Death
- Supernatural
- Cemeteries
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean
- Control code
- 21410194
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 312 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060530938
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2008013860
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)44339
- (IMchF)fol12102698
- Label
- The graveyard book, Neil Gaiman ; with illustrations by Dave McKean
- Control code
- 21410194
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- 312 p.
- Isbn
- 9780060530938
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2008013860
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- (rplri)44339
- (IMchF)fol12102698
Subject
- Cemeteries -- Fiction
- trueBoy orphans
- trueBoys
- trueCemeteries
- Cemeteries -- Fiction
- Cemeteries -- Juvenile fiction
- trueDead
- Dead -- Fiction
- Dead -- Juvenile fiction
- Death -- Fiction
- trueFantasy fiction
- trueGhosts
- trueIllustrated books
- trueSupernatural
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Fiction
- Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction
- trueWerewolves
Genre
Included in
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Fiction (Grades 6-8)
- trueHugo Awards: Best Novel
- trueIndies' Choice Book Awards: Young Adult Fiction
- trueWisconsin Library Association Children's Book Awards: Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award
- trueUSBBY Outstanding International Books - Grades 6-8: 2009
- trueSuspense and Supernatural : Fiction for Grades 3-5
- trueNewbery Medal
- trueLocus Awards: Young Adult Book
- trueALA Notable Children's Books - Middle Readers Category: 2009
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Books for Youth - Older Readers Category: 2008
- trueCarnegie Medal
- trueGhost Stories
- trueYALSA Best Books for Young Adults: 2009
- trueKentucky Bluegrass Award: Grades 6-8
- trueClassic Fantasy for Older Kids
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 2009
- Award
- Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2008
- Award
- Carnegie Medal, 2010.
- Award
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 2011.
- Award
- Hugo Award for Best Novel, 2009.
- Award
- Indies' Choice Book Awards, Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book, 2009.
- Award
- Kentucky Bluegrass Award for Grades 6-8, 2010.
- Award
- Locus Young Adult Book Award, 2009.
- Award
- Newbery Medal, 2009.
- Award
- USBBY Outstanding International Book, 2009.
- Award
- Wisconsin Library Association Children's Book Awards: Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award, 2009.
- Award
- YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2009
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