This story is family who is murdered by the man Jack. The only survivor was a toddler boy who
escapes by his curiosity. He had crawled
out of his bed to explore and ended up on a hill graveyard. Nobody Owens best known as Bod is raised by
ghosts who find him. He is granted
freedom in the graveyard. He is able to
pass through solid objects, this is called “fading.” The man Jack continues to search for him,
so he prohibited to leave the graveyard. Silas is Bod’s guardian and
mentor. As he grows up, he has many
adventures. At the age of four, he meets
a girl names Scarlett. Her parents
convince her that he is just an imaginary friend. During an adventure, her parents
think she has disappeared and have cops look for her in the graveyard. When
she gets back, they decide to move to Scotland.
When he is six years old, he is introduced to Miss Lupescu. She teaches him how to call out in a language
for help, which is helpful when ghouls capture him and want to kill him. After learning about his parent’s murder, he
wants revenge. He signs up for regular
school and promises to keep a low key, but that doesn’t happen when he tries to
show some bullies a lesson. At the age
of fourteen, Scarlett comes back and is in Bod’s life again. One day she gets on the wrong bus and ends up
at the graveyard. While she was there she
meets Mr. Frost and he offers her a ride home.
Mr. Frost becomes involved in the lives of Scarlett and her mother. Bod starts to tell Scarlett more about
himself and how his parents were murdered.
Since Mr. Frost is a historian, she tells him about Bod’s parents and he
says he will investigate it. One day, he
asks Scarlett to bring Bod to the house because he had some information. While they are there, Mr. Frost tells Bod
that he is the man Jack that murdered his parents. They try to escape, but five Jacks follow them
to the graveyard. There he defeats
them. Scarlett thinks he is a monster
because he killed Jack. Silas takes her
home and erases her memory. He convinces
her mom to move back to Scotland. When
Bod is fifteen, he starts to lose his Graveyard powers. Silas gives him money, a passport, and big
dreams to leave the graveyard. This is a fantasy ghost story that takes place in the real world. The plot starts off realistic with a family being murdered, but quickly turns fantasy when the toddler escapes and ends up in a graveyard with ghosts. The imagery the author uses lets us paint a vivid pictures of the various setting of the story. You may do various activities with this story. Here is a link that you may use:
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