Screen LibraryThe graveyard book. Volume 1 /
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...
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Bloomsbury,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
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. This novel features every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man? |
| Carrier Form: | 188 pages : colour illustrations ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781408858998 1408858991 |
| Index Number: | PZ7 |
| CLC: | J238.2(561) |
| Call Number: | J238.2(561)/G141-1/v.1 |
| Contents: | 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. This novel features every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man? |