The 2008 Newbery Medal was awarded to Neil Gaiman for his book
The Graveyard Book.
I read this book and found it to be lyrical, deeply engaging, and a stunning picture created with words. Gaiman is very talented at putting your mind exactly where he wants it.
I recommend this book to children in Middle School and older. The reason is that the first chapter has a scene both necessary and terrible - of the suspenseful, scary, horrific sort. Without it, the story could not flow; with it, the story has greater meaning.
Newbery Honor Books
"The Underneath" by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by David Small
"The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom"
by Margarita Engle
"After Tupac and D Foster" by Jacqueline Woodson
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