The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

This is a very easy read.  I would recommend this book for younger kids, not necessarily adults or even young adults since it is written very simple.  I will admit the simple writing annoyed me a bit, but I was able to look past it and enjoy the story itself.

The story is not terribly exciting and there is not much action.  You follow a young boy, Nobody Owens, Bod, whose family is killed when he is two.  He escapes by walking out of the house and ending up in a graveyard.  The graveyard, dead people, accept him and allow him to live in the graveyard to be raised by a dead couple who was never able to have kids when they were alive.  There is one special person in the graveyard who is neither alive, nor dead so he is able to get food and clothes for Bod.

The author takes us through pivotal moments in Bod's life until he is 14.  When he turns 14 Bod must finally confront who killed his family.  We follow Bod as he learns about all the different types of dead people and even learns skills of the dead.  He can fade and even haunt people.  It is an enjoyable book and even had one moment that slightly creeped me out.  It is a fun book for those who want a Halloween book but don't like the terribly scary stories.