2009 Audiobook of the Year winner, also Children's Ages 8-12. The only living resident of a graveyard, Bod has been raised by ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens. His head is thick with otherworldly knowledge, but is he equipped to face the dangers of the living world? A tale of wonder and magic by the author of Neverwhere and Coraline. Newbery Medal 2009, and an American Library Association Notable children's recording. "It made this listener stop dead on her walk home in dreadful anticipation."—AudioFile