Doll Bones
May 2013 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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A Newbery Honor Book
Six starred reviews!
“A chilling ghost story, a gripping adventure, and a heartwarming look at the often-painful pull of adulthood.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Three friends embark on one last quest to help the ghost haunting a doll in this “deep, strange, and compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) illustrated middle grade horror by New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, cocreator of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.
But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave.
Zach, Alice, and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen’s ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches?
Six starred reviews!
“A chilling ghost story, a gripping adventure, and a heartwarming look at the often-painful pull of adulthood.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Three friends embark on one last quest to help the ghost haunting a doll in this “deep, strange, and compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) illustrated middle grade horror by New York Times bestselling author Holly Black, cocreator of The Spiderwick Chronicles.
Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. And for almost as long, they’ve been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her.
But they are in middle school now. Zach’s father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Their friendship might be over, until Poppy declares she’s been having dreams about the Queen—and the ghost of a girl who will not rest until the bone-china doll is buried in her empty grave.
Zach, Alice, and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen’s ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches?
A Newbery Honor Book
Six starred reviews!
“A chilling ghost story, a gripping adventure, and a heartwarming look at the often-painful pull of adulthood.” —School Library Journal (starred review)
Three friends embark on one last quest to help the ghost haunting a doll in this “deep, strange, and ...
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162 reviews
Jen Newell
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November 16, 2016
It was amazing! I loved the feeling of suspence and the emotional relationships, and if you happen to have a bone china doll, and get visited by the ghost of the person, please pay your respects.
Angel
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March 8, 2020
i read this book a few years ago and loved it and been thinking about it for a while but only just now thought to look for it on here. glad to have this title again :)
Richelle Atillo
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October 25, 2014
I read the sample and it was super great! I really enjoyed it, but I wish we don't have to buy it. I was really looking forward to it........
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About the author
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Elfhame books, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and the Charlatan Duology, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and a Lodestar Award, and the recipient of a Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages worldwide and adapted for film and television. She currently lives in New England with her husband, daughter, and son in a house with a secret library. She invites you to visit her online at BlackHolly.com.
Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fantasy books, including the Elfhame books, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and the Charlatan Duology, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien. She has been a finalist for an Eisner Award and a Lode...
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