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Nobody "Bod" Owens
Bod is probably one of the strangest kids you will ever meet. He was raised by ghosts, vampires and werewolves. Not to mention that he can walk through walls and communicate to the dead, so his life is far from normal. Also his family was murdered and the killer is still looking for him. Bod also must deal with a lot of hardships along the way, although he does make some friends worth keeping. -
The Owens
Mr. and Mrs. Owens have been married for over 250 years and their one regret is that they didn't have children, that's why they were so willing to "adopt" Bod when he had nowhere else to go. -
Silas
Silas is Bod's guardian, he takes care of all Bod's basic needs. He is part of the living word- and also part of the dead, making it easy for Silas to leave the graveyard to get Bod food, water, ect. It is unknown what creature Silas actually is, but there are hints throughout the book (my guess is that he's a vampire). Bod doesn't mind at all as Silas is his hero. -
Miss Lupescu
Miss Lupescu first appeares in the book when Silas has to leave the graveyard for a while. She was Bod's guardian until Silas returned. She's very strict, and teaches Bod how to call out for help in many different languages. Later on, Bod finds out that Miss Lupescu is actually a werewolf- when the Ghouls try to drag Bod into the underworld, it's Miss Lupescu who saves him. Although, she dies while trying to kill one of the Jacks. -
Liza Hempstock
Liza is a witch who was buried outside of the graveyard on "unconsecrated ground". Also known as he Potter's field. Liza explains to Bod that she was accused of witchcraft and burned to death 500 some years ago. When Bod first meets Liza, he finds that she has no gravestone and he decides to make her one. Liza occompanies Bod on many of his great adventures and is a dear friend to him. -
Setting
The setting for the Graveyard Book his a graveyard, peaceful by day and dark and mysterious by night. -
Scarlett Amber Perkins
Scarlett isn't that big of a character in the book-as she only appears twice-but she has a pretty big impact on Bod. When Bod was four, he met Scarlett and went on very big and exciting adventures with her. Unfortunately, Scarlett moves to Scotland with her parents but appears later on in the book. -
Mr. Frost
Mr. Frost works at the graveyard. One day, Scarlett wonders into his workshop while he is working on a tombstone.
Mr. Frost offers to give Scarlett a ride home - which she agrees to- and Scarlett tells Mr. Frost that he is living in her friend's (Bod) old home in where his parents and older sister were killed. Later in in the story, Mr. Frost tells Bod that he's the one who killed his family, and that he's a part of a species called the Jacks that gain power by killing people. -
Falling Action
The falling action is when Bod defeats the man Jack. -
Climax
The climax in the book is when Mr. Frost tells Bod that he is in fact the one who killed Bod's family. -
Resolution
The resolution in the Graveyard book is when the ghosts of the graveyard encourage Bod to go out and see the world on his own. -
Rising Action
The rising action in the book is when Mr. Frost and Scarlett are discussing the murder of Bod's family, and he invites Bod and Scarlett over to his house so that he can share the rest of the details later. -
Figurative Language
Simile.
"He could smell the child:a milky smell, like chocolate chip cookies.." -Pg. 9
".. a huge gray beast, like an enormous dog." - Pg. 93
"... he had cirles drawn around them in purple, making his face look like an owl's." -Pg. 53
",, like a sharp talon coming out if the hill;..." -Pg 74 -
Vocabulary
Devour - (verb) To eat quickly and hungrily
Revenge - (verb) to get even for a wrong done; retaliate
Consectrated - (adjective) ground that is considered to be holy.
Unconsectrated - (adjective) Impure or unholy ground.
Crypt - (noun) a burial chamber.
