The Graveyard Jungle Book

After reading the book it makes sense that some of the quotes from famous authors on the back of the book include references to the Jungle Book. I realize that theres really no such thing as a new story, only variations on how to tell it, but if someone told me that Neil Gaiman had a copy of The Jungle Book next to him while writing The Graveyard Book I wouldn't be surprised. C'mon even the titles are similar. I don't mean to take anything away from The Graveyard Book because I really enjoyed it and really hope that Gaiman writes a sequel one day but I just figured that the similarities should be something noted on the blog. Plus did anybody else get upset by the way they just ended poor Scarlet's storyline at the end of the book. How can they set her up as a possible love interest for later on in the series if they wipe her memories? Somebody with the Harry Potter franchise needs to get in touch with Mr. Gaiman and tell him how to make this work better as a popcorn movie for American audiences because I have no doubt that The Graveyard book is coming to theaters sooner or later.