Books with title The Graveyard Book

A lonely young girl named Kellie loves to hang out at a local graveyard. She frequently goes there to visit some children’s tombstones. One day after being harassed in school by a girl named Mindy, Kellie goes to the graveyard to talk to one of the deceased children named Jacob Winters about her problem. She is shocked when Jacob suddenly appears. He wants to help her out by scaring Mindy. Kellie is even more startled when several other deceased children appear. They have been watching Kellie at the cemetery and want to get to know her. As Kellie gets to know the ghosts better, she comes to realize how much they are helping her loneliness, and she decides to do something for them in return.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

An upcoming class field trip to a historic graveyard has Archie dreading the day. After all, a graveyard is probably the last place a person with paranormal abilities should be hanging out. Archie can't help but explore the darkest reaches of the unkempt graveyard, and he soon discovers the spirits are seriously disturbed by something. As Archie investigates, he finds himself on the wrong side of the reverend of the church who also oversees the graveyard. Archie is about to undo his short-lived fame as the spirits of the graveyard pull him into their world.

MACHINE AGE: THE ROBOT GRAVEYARD is a futuristic thriller for middle-grade readers, set in a dark and dangerous Washington DC in the year 2028.Twelve-year-old Jane and her parents are just trying to get by in an age where robot workers have taken over so many jobs that normal people struggle every day just to survive… and where the rich and the poor alike live in constant fear of a vicious gang of subhumans known as insombians.Although insombians normally prey on kids Jane’s age, the Walsh family is torn apart when Jane’s mother disappears in an apparent insombian attack. Jane hates to let any puzzle go unsolved, especially one that’s so important, so her first instinct is to find out herself what happened to her mom. But Jane’s dad has other ideas. His only concern is to keep Jane safe. That’s why he comes home one day with a secondhand robotic nanny that he found on the black market. Jane’s nanny robot is called MARY, and when the nannybot starts acting suspiciously, Jane suddenly finds herself with a new puzzle to solve. MACHINE AGE: THE ROBOT GRAVEYARD is the first in a three-part series that follows the adventures of Jane and her best friend Robbie as they try to unravel the mystery of Jane’s enigmatic new nannybot. Along the way, they experience the trials and joys of their final year at Rice Underschool: giving bullies their comeuppance, competing on the varsity crossword team against their rich Overschool rivals, studying Early 21st Century History… even trying to figure out the difference between friendship and love. But these struggles and triumphs all happen under the shadow of a sinister conspiracy that is unfolding all around them.As Jane and Robbie discover more about MARY’s mysterious past, they are pulled deeper into a web of secrets involving insombians, the US president, and what really happened to Jane’s mom. And as they get closer to the truth, the puzzle becomes trickier, and the solution more dangerous.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The house at Cinder Creek hides many secrets. Shelby and Brian Tate have heard heated voices crying out in the night. They've noticed the unsettling way things move around on their own. But the most chilling thing about their new home is the cemetery someone's built out back. The graves are tiny, only big enough for dolls. And the dolls won't stay buried.

The Challenging Level of the Discovering Literature Series focuses on a variety of reading strategies to help students construct a meaningful literature experience as well as develop critical thinking and academic skills. An in-depth teaching guide for Neil Gaiman's Newbery Award–winning book This teacher guide helps students understand Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book by grouping by strands: Community Strand and Journey Strand, providing a reference to focus student attention. Each chapter analysis includes Journal and Discussion Topics, Vocabulary, and Chapter Summaries. Other features of the guide include: Strategy Pages, Testing, and the Writer's Forum, along with an answer key.