The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman did not hold the interest of my 13-year-old son. I enjoyed reading it but didn't like the ending. I also didn't recognize the correlations to The Jungle Book until after I had finished reading it. It was fun to join Nobody Owens and become a part of the lives of the deceased characters, but I found the resolution of the story's central mystery to be unsatisfying and contrived.
LEXILE 820 ages 9-12
