These two books by Neil Gaiman have some similarities. They both focus on a joining of the supernatural world and the "real" world. Shadow from American Gods and Bod from The Graveyard Book share some qualities.
Shadow
Shadow is an ex-con just out of prison. His wife has just died. He has to start a new life. He tends to fade into crowds and dark places without being noticed. He gets pulled into a war between old world gods and new world gods. He is deceived by one of the Gods who is playing both sides.
Nobody "Bod"
Starting a life. He has the ability to fade into objects and shadows in the graveyard. He can always fall away from the normal eye. He is fooled into trusting Mr. Frost/Jack Frost and that trust is betrayed.
If you have a chance to read American Gods, I would recommend it. It is a little more of an adult novel than a teen's or YA.
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I hadn't thought of the comparison, but it'd be interesting to compare the two. Bod almost seems like he could have been a possible path for Shadow, if Bod had grown up without the guidance of Bod's ghostly family.
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