Okay...so this book is aimed at young adult/older children. I'm assuming 5th grade-10th grade. If that is so, it is extremely inappropriate in my opinion. The first chapter of the book walks you through a murder of an entire family minus a baby. The murderer actually tries to stab the baby, but instead ends up stabbing a teddy bear. The baby escapes and crawls to a graveyard. He is then raised by ghosts of the graveyard, hence the title. It is a FANTASTIC book for ADULTS around Halloween time... kinda spooky, but not too much. I would NOT let my children read this until they can handle scary stories, know the difference between fiction/nonfiction, and are able to make right decisions On Their Own. Until then, "The Graveyard Book" is off limits.
