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This is the story of Nobody Owens (Bod, for short), whose family was killed when he was an infant.  After that early tragedy, Bod spends a relatively happy childhood in a neighboring graveyard with his new family of ghosts and other paranormal creatures.  They teach him the things he will need to function in the world of the living, as well as many of their own secrets.  Bod has many adventures and a few brushes with the danger; after all, not everything that lurks in the graveyard is friendly.  As he approaches adulthood, he will have to confront a very human threat-- t

Each main character in Andrea Beaty’s books is curious and asks questions, and in each story, they are celebrated and encouraged to think different and be different and to pursue answers to their questions. Iggy Peck (Iggy Peck, Architect) is fascinated by buildings, and by thinking about how things are constructed, he is able to help his class when they find themselves in a pickle.