Common Sense Media Review
By Michael Berry
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Gorgeous illustrations bring fantasy to fitting close.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 9+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Read
What's the Story?
After spending his infancy and early childhood within the boundaries of the graveyard, Nobody Owens decides that he needs to attend school with other living children. The ghostly members of his surrogate family reluctantly agree, and Bod starts going to class and interacting with two terrible bullies. Later, he reunites with an old friend, who unwittingly leads a murderous nemesis into the graveyard. Finally, Bod must make the transition to young adulthood and decide whether to leave behind the only family he's ever known.
Is It Any Good?
Volume 2 of THE GRAVEYARD BOOK GRAPHIC NOVEL: VOLUME 2 lives up to every expectation set by the previous installment. Nobody Owens' coming of age is illustrated with wit, charm, and kinetic excitement. P. Craig Russell and his four collaborators do a remarkable job of maintaining a consistent yet flexible vision of the characters and settings. Neil Gaiman's plotting is suspenseful and precise, and his collaborators here do the tale its full justice,
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how some stories can be adapted to different media. What effects can a graphic novel produce that are more difficult in prose and vice versa?
How do you define a family? What are common characteristics of a family of any shape or size?
When should children begin to separate from their parents? How do you know when it's time to leave your family behind for a while and explore the world?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : P. Craig Russell
- Genre : Fantasy
- Topics : Fantasy ( Magic ) , Adventures
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Harper
- Publication date : October 7, 2014
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 9 - 17
- Number of pages : 176
- Available on : Nook, Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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