The reason that I didn't give this 5 stars is because the story didn't start to pick up until the last 100 pages. The plot line slowly developed but came together at the end. That's story follows a boy from when he's 3 yrs old (and escapes murder) to when he's 15. In that time period he's raised by two ghost, Mr. and Mrs. Owen, in a graveyard. The book follows his adventures in the graveyard.