: As Bod grows, he experiences various supernatural encounters, such as meeting a witch named Liza Hempstock , being kidnapped by ghouls, and discovering an ancient creature called the Sleer .
: Years later, the "man Jack" returns to finish his mission. Bod must use the skills he learned from the dead to defeat Jack and his organization, the Jacks of All Trades. The Graveyard Book
: Bod is cared for by Silas , a mysterious, non-ghostly guardian who provides him with food and protection, and Miss Lupescu , a strict tutor who is later revealed to be a "Hound of God" (werewolf). : As Bod grows, he experiences various supernatural