The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman, author of Coraline, (Newbery Award 2009), is about Nobody Owens. Nobody "Bod" Owens grew up in a graveyard, his only known parents being dead. He has the freedom of the graveyard, and he is alive, but he has the power to make people terrified, and has the power to fade into nothingness. Nobody is being hunted by the man who killed his mother and his father and his sister--The man Jack, who was assigned to kill Bod's family, wants to finish the job. And he is not alone. Bod wants to escape the graveyard, to be a normal person...but a normal person is not hunted by the man Jack.
Read on in this extraordinarily scary, funny, creepy book.
FastFacts:
Foul Language: Mild
Main Character in danger: Medium High
Violence: Medium High
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First Light

First Light, by Rebecca Stead, is a great book. Peter, his mom, his dad, and a friend Jonas are traveling to the arctic for his dad to do some research. Peter helps set up the big tent, has a dog sled of his own, and helps log the information in the ice.
Thea works at the nursery for the Chikchu dogs. She wants her world to go back up to the real world--the world they got chased away from generations ago. However, the town is against her--it will be hard to convince them that it is once again safe to return from Gracehope, the town that lives underneath the ice.
One morning, Peter goes out early to go for a walk. He hears a noise.
Thea and her cousin Mattias go up the tunnels to the surface. Mattias gets frozen in the ice. She makes a noise.
FastFacts:
Foul Language: None
Main Character in danger: Medium
Violence: None
"These are two great stories, woven together with perfection."--Reviewer
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Artemis Fowl: The Lost Coloney

Artemis Fowl has learned of the demons that sometimes warp through his time. He tries to capture one--though, for the first time, someone has outsmarted him. They get there first--and they have different plans to do with it. Artemis goes on a mission to steal the demon back--but they end up going on a mission to save their opponent. Artemis is going to bargain his freshly-stolen demon for his enemies life--but he has a plan to get the demon back, to. However, it is very risky...especially since the man their up against is trained in 4 different marshal arts, always wears guns, and is an excellent shot. Will Artemis be able to save the demon?
FastFacts:
Foul Language: Mild
Main Character in danger: Medium High
Violence: Medium
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