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A graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book", in which the orphan Bod, short for Nobody, is taken in by the inhabitants of a graveyard as a child of eighteen months and raised lovingly and carefully by the community of ghosts and otherworldly creatures. But Bod must remain in the graveyard, for leaving it could mean his death at the hands of a man named Jack--the man who murdered Bod's family.

Follows a young boy named Nobody Owens as he is raised in a graveyard by a group of ghosts and avoids leaving the graveyard for fear that he will be killed by the man who has already murdered his family.

In order to provide for her siblings and repay debts, orphaned gravedigger Ryn accepts a paid offer from an apprentice mapmaker, Ellis, to travel into the nearby mountains filled with "bone houses," which are undead zombies who walk at night. In accepting the mission, Ryn hopes to find out what happened to her father, who disappeared, while Ellis wants to discover more about his origins. Both hope to undo the curse that compels the dead to attack the village.

Sixteen-year-old Lacy Brink, surprised to find herself dead and buried at Baltimore's Westminster Cemetery, recruits fellow poets Sam and Edgar Allan Poe in resisting tyrannical Mrs. Steele's rules by having an open mic night.

In an adventure reminiscent of Homer's "Odyssey," fifteen-year-old Odilia and her four younger sisters embark on a journey to return a dead man to his family in Mexico, aided by La Llorona, but impeded by a witch, a warlock, chupacabras, and more.

"Iris and Vivi work to uncover their dark, dangerous, and possibly magical past when their older sister Grey goes missing"--Provided by publisher.

Sixteen-year-old Katrell uses her witchy powers to talk to the dead and escape her home life, but when she disregards the dead's warnings to stop, dark forces begin to close in forcing Ketrell to make some hard decisions.

"In the wake of a highly contagious virus, California is under quarantine. Sequestered in high rise towers, the living can't go out, but the dead can come in--and they come in all forms, from sad rolling cans to manufactured bodies that can pass for human. Wealthy participants in the 'companionship' program choose to upload their consciousness before dying, so they can stay in the custody of their families. The less fortunate are rented out to strangers upon their death, but all companions become the intellectual property of Metis Corporation, creating a new class of people--a command-driven product-class without legal rights or true free will."--Provided by publisher.

"For as long as he can remember, Hal Crabtree's family has owned Limbo's Diner. The patron's of Limbo's are unique--they are dead, waiting for their final judgment. When Hal's classmate Gwen shows up at the diner, Hal is determined to solve the mystery of her death. If he fails, the diner could close forever."--Provided by publisher.

When Samantha Kingston suddenly dies while at school, she is given a second chance to live out her final day over the course of a week in order to solve the mystery of her death and understand the real value of everything she might lose.