This was a boring, blergh book, and I am happy I am done with it.What I expected (from blurb on the back): Kids + Scary Doll + Scary events + Death + Death to Doll. Instead it was like this: Kids + Selfdiscovery + So-so Scary Doll (who wasn't that scary) + Lame events happening because of doll + Jou...
I've had this hanging around on my iPad, partially read for several weeks. After it earned a Newbery Honor today, I thought I'd better finish it. I almost hate to rate it, because I think my 3 star rating is a case of not being the target audience, and while I thought it was OK, I wasn't in love wit...
First off - where was Holly Black and novels like hers when I was of official Junior Fiction age??!!This was my first Black novel and I'm impressed. She writes a great ghost story! There's just enough creepy mixed with just enough adventure to really pull kids in without going overboard and leaving ...