Doll Bones
My name is Eleanor Kerchner.You can call me the Queen.I died in 1895.Now it's time to play.A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black.Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best...
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My name is Eleanor Kerchner.You can call me the Queen.I died in 1895.Now it's time to play.A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black.Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Chi
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780552568111 (0552568112)
Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
'Doll Bones' starts as a last-Goonie-weekend kind of story, where Zach and Alice hear out their friend Poppy, and follow her on a quest to dispose of cursed doll at the request of a dead girl. Zach has been facing a lot of pressure from his Dad about playing imagination games with two girls, and usi...
This was a quick read, nothing special, but enjoyable nonetheless. I am slightly disappointed, because after loving The Curse Workers trilogy I was expecting more from Holly Black. But it wasn't bad, and I do recommend it. Doll Bones is a perfect blend of cute and creepy, which actually works, str...
Today We DidBest friends, Zach, Alice and Poppy have made up a fantastical world that they play out with dolls and figurines. The Queen in this world is a very old, fine bone china doll, that is kept displayed behind glass at Poppy’s house. When Zach unexpectedly refuses to play the game any more, P...
I received a copy of this via NetGalley, for an honest review The basic plot of this book, the idea of a creepy-looking doll being possessed, and the main problem the protagonists face, growing up, really interested me. Holly Black does a great job with creeping the reader out with the doll and ...
I listened to Doll Bones because I had been avoiding reading it due to the creepy cover....great audiobook! This is a book that I know kids will pick up because of the creepy factor, but they will get a wonderful tale of growing up and friendship. Grades 5+ Listened to July 2014
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