How old is Scarlett Amber Perkins?

and Mrs. Owens name him Nobody Owens. Later, four-year-old Bod befriends a five-year-old living girl named Scarlett Amber Perkins.
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How old is Scarlett in the graveyard book?

Five-year-old Scarlett meets Bod when her parents take her to play in the graveyard, but her parents believe that Bod is just Scarlett's imaginary friend.
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Who is the oldest person in the graveyard book?

Well, first, we know that the Sleer is the oldest creature in the graveyard. Through Scarlett and Bod's investigations of just how old this Sleer is, we get a quick and dirty lesson in British history. We learn that the Sleer is older than Caius Pompeius, who is the oldest person buried in the graveyard.
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Why was Scarlett scared of bod?

We argue that Scarlett points out that Bod might enjoy his revenge a little too much, which Scarlett doesn't like at all. She says to Bod, “You aren't a person. People don't behave like you. You're as bad as he was.
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How old is nobody in the graveyard book?

Eighteen-month-old Bod's mother, father, and sister are murdered by a man named Jack. Awakened by the noise, Bod jumps out of his crib, leaves his home, and walks up the hill to the graveyard.
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Is Mr Frost the man Jack?

Researching the murder of Bod's family, Scarlett learns that the historian lives in the house that Bod's family once lived in. Bod visits the house, to learn more about his family. When showing Bod the room he lived in as a baby, Mr. Frost reveals that he actually is the Man Jack; Jack Frost is his full name.
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Will The Graveyard Book be a movie?

Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book Will Be a Film Directed by Henry Selick. Famous for his work on The Nightmare Before Christmas and Coraline, Henry Selick is set to adapt a film version of Neil Gaiman's Hugo and Newbery award winning novel, The Graveyard Book.
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Is Silas a vampire in the graveyard book?

Silas is Bod's guardian. The novel heavily implies that he's a vampire: he has no reflection in mirrors, he sleeps in a steamer trunk, and he assumes a batlike form when he's not in his tall, pale, human form.
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Who was the Sleer?

The Sleer is a mysterious being that resides in the graveyard's barrow grave. Bod only sees the Sleer once; it's huge, with three heads featuring indigo designs and the body of a snake. It speaks in a hissing, slithery voice, and Bod can also hear its body slithering around the walls of the barrow grave's chamber.
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Who is Mr Frost in the graveyard book?

Jack Frost is The Graveyard Book's arch-villain. He's the guy who butchers Bod's family with a sharp knife, and he wants to do the same to Bod. He also, it seems, lives with his grandma.
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Is there a sequel to The Graveyard Book?

“The Graveyard Book: Volume 2” is the second volume in a two-part graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 2008 children's novel “The Graveyard Book.” Artist P.
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What year is The Graveyard Book set in?

Most of the time, it feels like this novel could be taking place hundreds of years ago, because the ghosts in the graveyard died long ago. They talk and act like they're from the 1800s, or the 1600s, or even longer ago.
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Who is the Indigo man?

The Indigo Man doesn't seem to be a living being, but rather an image projected by the Sleer to scare off greedy treasure-seekers. He's a huge guy with purple (indigo) tattoos all over its face. It sounds very similar to the faces of the Sleer's three heads.
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How did the baby get his name in The Graveyard Book?

He will have Freedom of the Graveyard, which means he can walk through walls and graves, and that he is invisible to most humans when he's in the graveyard. Mrs. Owens names the baby Nobody Owens (“Bod” for short). The mysterious man who made Jack leave the graveyard is named Silas, and he agrees to be Bod's guardian.
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Is The Graveyard Book part of a series?

The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel (2 book series) Kindle Edition. The first volume of a glorious two-volume, four-color graphic novel adaptation of Neil Gaiman's #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning novel The Graveyard Book, adapted by P.
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Why did BOD visit Caius pompeius What did he learn about the oldest inhabitant of the graveyard *?

Bod visited Caius Pompeius because he was the oldest person in the graveyard. They learned that he had a weird indigo man in his barrow and had treasure guarded by the Sleer.
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How does BOD learn to read?

Silas uses this question to begin Bod's education. He teaches Bod to read using the gravestones, and soon Bod can see for himself who's buried in them. During the day, Bod copies down the words on the gravestones and at night, when Silas is wake, Silas helps Bod read them.
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Why did Silas pay a visit to the tall house on the side of the hill How did he react to his discovery?

Silas visited the tall house on the side of the hill to gather evidence about what happened to the baby's family. Silas visited the tall house on the side of the hill to put the baby back in his crib.
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Is Miss Lupescu a ghost?

Miss Lupescu is a Hound of God—that is, a werewolf—who acts as Bod's guardian whenever Silas is away.
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Who does Silas look like?

At the close of The Vampire Diaries' fourth season, it was revealed Stefan was Silas' doppelganger as he took his place and locked him in a safe which he then threw in a quarry. In The Vampire Diaries season 5, Silas goes after Katherine whose blood now contains the immortality cure.
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What does the lady in GREY symbolize in The Graveyard Book?

The Lady on the Grey is a mythical woman on a big white horse. She comes for people when they die and takes them to their death on the back of her horse. All the ghosts respect her and fear her, so when she encourages the graveyard's residents to take Bod in, they listen. Bod dances with her during the Macabray.
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What is the main theme of the graveyard book?

Life and Death

On the whole, the novel shows that death is a safe state to find oneself in, as dead people no longer have to worry about concerns that plague the living, like the existence of schoolyard bullies or, in Bod's case, the possibility that one will be murdered. However, Bod's…
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Is the Graveyard Book a graphic novel?

Together, they bring Neil Gaiman's award-winning, nationally bestselling children's novel The Graveyard Book to new life in this gorgeously illustrated two-volume graphic novel adaptation. Volume One contains Chapter One through the Interlude, while Volume Two includes Chapter Six through the end.
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Who was Jack Frost before he died?

Background. Before Jack Frost became an immortal being who possessed the power over ice and snow, Jack was once a teenage human boy who had a family of his own 300 years before the current timeline.
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