Graveyard Book Happiness
I was delighted when I heard this morning that Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book had won the 2009 Newbery Medal.
Out of everything that I read in 2008, this book was among the best of the very best, and it deserves all the sales and acclaim it has received, up to and including the most prestigious honor in children’s literature.
I hasten to add, for those of you who are somehow unfamiliar with The Graveyard Book, that you should not be deterred by that phrase, “children’s literature.” The book is immensely enjoyable and rewarding no matter how young or old you might be, and I recommend it wholeheartedly.
Tags: Graveyard Book, Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal, Recommended Reading, Well-Deserved Honor
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