Doll Bones
By: Holly Black
Black, H., & Wheeler, E. (2013). Doll bones. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books.
2014 Newbery Honor Book
Note: This award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
Summary: Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. They love to play a continuous make believe story with their dolls that never ends from day to day. They like to think that this eerie China Doll is the queen over all of their characters and decides the fate of each one. One day Zach's dad forces him to quit playing dolls with the girls. Zach is furious and upset. Until one night when Poppy and Alice show up at Zachs. Poppys is convinced the eerie china doll is actually made from the bones of a murdered girl. It has been haunting her dreams each night. The three decide that they must return the china doll and bury her in her home town or they will be cursed for life and haunted by a ghost. Do they make it? Read the book and find out!
I started creating a book trailer for this story but then stumbled upon the one below. I could not have created a trailer myself that so completely captured the creepiness of the story and the doll. Thanks once again to Youtube!
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