Doll Bones
Books | FICTION / Action & Adventure
3.6
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Holly Black
Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor’s Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book. A NYPL “100 Titles for Reading and Sharing.” A 2013 Goodreads Choice award nominee. A People Magazine “Best New Kids Book.” Six starred reviews!Winner of a 2014 Newbery Honor Medal. 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 and 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?Doll Bones is a winner of the Newbery Honor, is the recipient of six starred reviews, was on four Best Book lists, and was called "perfect" by The New York Times.
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Author
Holly Black
Pages
244
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2013-05-07
ISBN
1416963987 9781416963981
Ratings
Google: 3.5
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"I was expecting it to be a bit more scary but it is a kids' book. I like Holly Black's writing style in writing younger characters. I feel like they're a realistic amount of snarky and sarcastic with each other that sometimes books written for this age group don't capture. "
Meagan Khatthaname
"3.5 ⭐️
It was cute in a juvenile way. I enjoyed tagging along on their adventure. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I hadn't gone into it with as high of expectations because in the end, I was really disappointed. The ending seemed like it just ended too soon. I wanted to see what happened. Basically their adventure felt like it was gearing up for something way more than it ended up being."
Serena
"This is the kind of story/book that I lived for as a kid and apparently still do as an adult. I was sucked in to the book after the background information in the first few chapters. Very suspenseful, and even comedic in certain scenes. An awesome YA book."
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Geniva Cora
"I loved this book! I was hesitant going in because it is a middle grade book. I was pleasantly surprised. This book pulled me in immediately. The writing was amazing and I loved the illustrations. Three friends play an imaginary game. When Zach can no longer play, the game is over. Until Poppy has a dream about the bone China doll that acts as the queen of their game. Thus begins their quest and creeping happenings along the way. This book was fun and the writing was perfect. Recommend for everyone. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟"
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Micah Francis