The Graveyard Book - WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL 2010
Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
Alter | ab 10 Jahre |
Auflage | 2009 |
Seiten | 304 |
Format | 13,5 x 19,8 x 2,0 cm |
Gewicht | 204 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0747594805 |
EAN | 9780747594802 |
Bestell-Nr | 74759480EA |
Als eine komplette Familie ermordet wird, kann nur Baby Bod entkommen - und findet ausgerechnet auf einem Friedhof Sicherheit. Er wird von Mr und Mrs Owens aufgezogen, einem soliden, fürsorglichen und kürzlich verstorbenen Ehepaar. Doch nach wie vor versucht jemand, ihn umzubringen - denn er ist der letzte Überlebende seiner Familie...
Discover the classic children's novel from Neil Gaiman, with stunning illustrations by Chris Riddell. WINNER of the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the Newbery Medal §§
WINNER of the 2010 Cilip Carnegie Medal, the Newbery Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Book Prize 2009, and shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award
Stunningly illustrated by Chris Riddell, who brings the ghouls, ghosts and hero wonderfully to life in this fantastic ghost adventure story, laced with menace and humour
Discover the bewitching, classic children's novel The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, featuring spellbinding illustrations from Chris Riddell
WINNER of the 2010 CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL and the 2009 JOHN NEWBERY MEDAL. ONE OF BBC'S HUNDRED GREATEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF ALL TIME
'Every page is crowded with invention, both funny and scary' PATRICK NESS
'A tale of unforgettable enchantment' NEW YORK TIMES
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, raised and educated by ghosts. There, living among the dead, Bod discovers that he possesses remarkable magical powers: he can avoid people's notice, scare them, and even invade their dreams.
There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard. But it is in the land of the living that the real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives - and he has sinister plans for Bod...
WINNER OF THE LOCUS YOUNG ADULT AWA RD
WINNER OF THE HUGO BEST NOVEL PRIZE
WINNER OF THE BOOKTRUST TEENAGE AWARD
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Thrilling, elegant and joyously macabre. You will love it to death Holly Black