Marian Rakestraw and Diana Marsh think everyone should read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Listen in on the discussion in this episode of HUSH to see if hosts Thad Hartman, Miranda Ericsson, and Lissa Staley agree.
In this series of You Made Me Read It! episodes, each podcast guest challenges the hosts with a book recommendation – and hopefully everyone discovers great new reads!
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Nobody Owens is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place – he’s the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians’ time as well as their timely ghostly teachings, like the ability to Fade. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead?
The Graveyard Book is the Winner of the 2009 Newbery Award, the 2010 Carnegie medal and the 2009 Hugo Award.
Show Notes – The Graveyard Book
- Check out The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman from the library, or download the digital audiobook or full cast digital audiobook.
- Preview the discussion topics with the questions about The Graveyard Book from LitLovers.
- See how other readers reacted to the book on Goodreads. Is this a 2 star or a 5 star book for you?
- Marian and Diana think that you should just read and listen to everything Neil Gaiman has written! Check out his work in print, ebook, and audio from your library.
- Want more? Check out this interview with Gaiman from NPR, featuring questions asked by real kid readers and answered by the author.
Add this to your reading list
Coming up in three weeks, on the next episode of You Made Me Read It! – Natalie Moreland recommends Witness by Karen Hesse. Subscribe via iTunes or check back after November 22.
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Miranda Ericsson
Miranda loves to talk lit! Her favorite reads are poetry, literary fiction, and speculative science fiction, and she's passionate about promoting great literature written by Kansas authors. She works with library programs that support and engage writers in our community, so ask her for more information about the Local Writers Workshop, Great Writers Right Here author fair, and Community Novel Project. Miranda is also a member of the library's Genealogy Team and Fiction Team, facilitates TALK book discussions, and co-leads the Bean There, Read That book discussion group.