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The Graveyard Book, Volumes 1 and 2
based on the novel by Neil Gaiman
Illustrator: David Lafuente
Ages: 12+
Published: 2014
Publisher: Harper/HarperCollins
ISBN: 978-0-06-219481-7; 978-0-06-219483-1
Keywords: Graphic format
After his family is murdered, a baby crawls into a graveyard where he is raised by ghosts and a vampire who keep him safe. Atmospherically colored illustrations.