Wow! Neil Gaiman may be one of my new favorite authors. I finished The Graveyard Book this afternoon, and it was fantastic. I would recommend it to any of my 5th graders who are up for a challenge. I think boys and girls alike will enjoy it because it has some great characters, a suspenseful adventure, and a little bit of scariness.
What I like most about this book is the way Neil Gaiman writes. He's totally original and interesting. It's not so complicated that you don't understand, but he also trusts that the reader is intelligent and uses a variety of vocabulary.
Give this book a try! Stick with it, and you won't be disappointed. The conclusion is outstanding and leaves a lot of room for the reader to make predictions about what happens next.
I'm getting ready to head back to school this week. I've read a few excellent books this summer. Who else has read something they really liked?
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Monday, August 12, 2013
Graveyard Book
In sitting on a train heading to New York. I'll be catching a Yankees game tonight, but for now I have a lot of time to read.
My new book is The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. He also wrote Coraline that some of you may be familiar with. I wanted to test out a quality book that might appeal to boys. So far this is great! A boy is growing up in a graveyard, with no family except the nonliving. He meets a witch and a group of ghouls. His guardian is a man who seems to be living and has special powers of some sort. It definitely keeps my interest, and this author has a really cool and original writing style. Any boys interested in reading this?
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