What did the lady in GREY promise Bod?

She says, “The dead should have charity" (1.161). She appears once more in the novel, at the Danse Macabre. At the dance, she again favors Bod, by dancing with him and talking with him.
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What is the lady in the Grey 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 happens to the lady on the Grey?

On the morning of February 12, Jane watched her husband being carried away to execution from the window of her cell in the Tower of London, and two hours later she was also executed.
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What does Mrs Owens say before Bod leaves the graveyard?

Owens says, “Mistress Owens and I spent our lives wishing that we had a child. I do not believe we would ever have had a better young man than you, Bod” (8.22). Bod thanks him for the compliment, but is really confused now. He looks over at his mother, sure he can get her to explain all the weirdness.
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What happens to BOD in The Graveyard Book?

The Graveyard Book ends when Bod is about fifteen years old. We see him gradually losing his Freedom of the Graveyard powers (must be puberty), and then leaving the graveyard by himself with money, a passport, and big, big dreams.
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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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What is Mrs Owens in The Graveyard Book?

Mrs. Owens is a kindly ghost who appoints herself Bod's adoptive mother when the ghost of Bod's recently murdered biological mother begs the Owenses to protect the baby.
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How old is Scarlett Amber Perkins?

Later, four-year-old Bod befriends a five-year-old living girl named Scarlett Amber Perkins. They spend time together in the graveyard. One day they visit a mausoleum in the graveyard and encounter an imaginary corpse called the Indigo Man and the slithering creature named the Sleer.
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Why did Silas feel that Bod was ready for a change?

Why did Silas feel that Bod was ready for change? Silas felt that now that the Jacks were gone and Bod was a young man, it was time for him to leave the graveyard, to live among the living, and to experience life. How did Bod's visits with Alanso Jones help prepare him for the next chapter of his life?
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Who was the lady on the Grey How did she help settle the dispute in the graveyard?

Bod learned that Miss Lupescu was a night-gaunt. Q. How did the Lady on Grey help settle the dispute in the graveyard about what to do with the baby? The Lady on the Grey reminded the residents of the graveyard should be generous and charitable to those in need.
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What happens to Miss Lupescu in the graveyard book?

Unlike in a lot of other fantasy books, werewolves in The Graveyard Book aren't evil. Like Silas, Miss Lupescu is a member of the Honor Guard (more on that in Silas's section) and she dies battling the Jacks.
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What happens in chapter 6 of The Graveyard Book?

Silas tells Bod that now that he's been living at the graveyard for eleven years, it's time for him to know about his past. He tells Bod that his mother, father, and older sister were all murdered when he was a baby. The man who killed them wants to kill Bod too. That's why it's not safe for him to leave the graveyard.
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Why was Scarlett in the graveyard?

Not so with Scarlett. The first time, her parents convince her the experience was imaginary. But at least that time, she returned to the graveyard to tell Bod that he was brave and that she believed in him. The first time, she keeps Bod in her memory.
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What powers does BOD have in The Graveyard Book?

Throughout his adventures, Bod learns supernatural abilities such as Fading (allows him to turn invisible, but only if no one is paying attention to him), Haunting (which allows Bod to make people feel uneasy, though this ability can be amplified to terrify them), and Dreamwalking (going into others' dreams and ...
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Who is Mother slaughter?

Mother Slaughter is a kindly, elderly ghost in the graveyard. She's initially shocked when Mrs. Owens proposes giving Bod the Freedom of the Graveyard, but over the course of the debate she becomes one of the fiercest supporters of taking Bod in.
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Why does Scarlett call Bod a monster?

When Jack threatens to kill Scarlett, Bod rescues her by imprisoning Jack in the barrow grave. But even though Bod saved her life, Scarlett thinks Bod is a monster for knowingly imprisoning Jack. After this, Silas wipes Scarlett's memory and convinces Scarlett's mother to take Scarlett back to Glasgow.
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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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Why did Silas take away some of the memories of Scarlett and her mother?

Why did Silas take away some of the memories of Scarlet and her mom? Because they should have never known about Bod's life.
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Why did BOD leave the graveyard?

Leaving the graveyard is what Bod has been wanting for years and years. It's his dream come true. Silas and the other graveyard folks want to give it to Bod like a precious gift. So, of course they would try to keep it a surprise for as long as possible.
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Are Mr and Mrs Owens ghosts?

The ghost Mr. Owens assumes the role of Bod's adoptive father when his wife, Mrs. Owens, insists it's their duty to protect him. In his life (which ended several hundred years before the novel begins), Mr.
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How did BOD display courage in the face of the Sleer?

Conclusion. This quote shows courage because the first time bod met the sleer he was afraid of it but he now knows he shouldn't be as the sleer uses fear as a way of defending the treasure. He also needed the brooch to buy Liza a gravestone so he used his courage to run down into the tomb and take it.
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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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How did Silas influence Bod?

Silas now lives, as far as Bod is concerned, an honorable life. So, Silas was able to change from someone “worse than any monster” to a member of the Honor Guard. From this, Bod might conclude that even the worst monster is capable of becoming good. (You might or might not believe this yourself, but still.)
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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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