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I absolutely loved this book. It’s written for kids (tweens), but I read it as an adult. It reminded me of the intense joy that comes from discovering the power of reading, and how it is conveyed by the best books written for children. It reminded me of why it’s worth reading at all – the importance of stories and magic and adventure in a world where we spend too much time reading for information, to communicate the mundane news of the day, or out of professional obligation.

The story is about three friends who play imagination games with dolls, who are just reaching the age when kids don’t do that sort of thing anymore. And we all remember that horrible moment in our lives, when we aren’t yet quite ready to move on from the innocent pleasures of our early youth, but we see our friends starting to change and develop the interests that accompany adolescence, as well as all the social judgment that comes with it. I still remember resisting those changes for a while and then turning against my early childhood with a vengeance once I decided it was an embarrassment to me – tossing away toys, readings and collectibles that I had become ashamed of – and regretting this forever after.

Even better yet, this is a ghost story – a story about a creepy doll reputed to have the ashes of a dead girl hidden inside – a girl whom the kids decide, based on a dream, they need to carry to her final resting place. And yeah, everyone can remember the creepy old-fashioned doll that gave rise to such fantasies.

This is also a story about friendship, the intensity of the bonds that kids develop at that age, when they have learned to care about each other and to try to protect each other from a world that won’t just let them be. Kind of like the last line of the film “Stand by Me,” when the writer reflects that never again did he have friends like the ones he had when he was that young. And yes, we do develop great friendships later in our lives to be sure – but it doesn’t feel the same. Friendship in the tween years is intense and loyal and emotional in a way this book really captures.

And of course, like all great stories, this one involves a journey, a quest, and lots of adventure.

I put this book down half-wishing that we could all stay kids forever, feeling that the imagination, innocence and heartfelt loyalty of that age is something we could all use more of. Fortunately the kids of this wonderful story will never grow old, so you can return to re-read about them as many times as you want – even if you’re a jaded adult. Highly recommended.


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Doll Bones Holly Black 9781416963981 Books Reviews

This was a good book. The story is imaginative, the characters - though young - are not portrayed as helpless or weak, and it - amazingly - features East Liverpool, OH. Born and raised in ELO, this is the first non-fiction novel I've ever heard of to feature the old hometown. And, while it's not even close to its former glory when it was Pottery Capital of the World, the author was respectful of the town and its history. I respect that. All in all, I found it to be an interesting and engaging story. I would recommend this - especially to the tween/teen crowd.
Zach, Poppy and Alice all like to make up stories. They construct elaborate fantasy in Poppy's back yard with dolls. Even though they are getting older, they don't care, they love the game. Zach's father thinks it's time to grow up though and throws out all of Zach's action figures. He doesn't want to tell the girls how upset he is about it, so he tells them he doesn't want to play. They can't except this though and soon strange things start to happen. In the dead of night the girls come to Zach and tell them that the Queen, and old china doll, is haunting them and they have to travel to her grave and bury her in order to be relieved. Zach isn't sure how much he buys of it, but he goes along anyway. Even without the dolls, it seems like they can still have quite and adventure.

This was a bit spooky. As someone who isn't too keen on dolls, this made it a bit tricky to sleep. China dolls are especially creepy with their cold, glowing eyes. Anyways, they are creepy and this doll is extra creepy. I don't want to give too much away, but trust me. I'm almost glad this was middle grade and not YA, because if it was older it would probably have been too terrifying to sleep with the lights off.

Holly Black is just fab though and created these three great characters and an epic quest. I really enjoyed watching them learn more about themselves and each other. This book had a lot of navigating into being a teen and what you leave behind. I don't think imagination needs to be left behind. If it does get left behind we have no good authors and that would be sad.

This is a good read for upcoming Halloween if you want something a bit adventurous with an element of spooky.

First Line
"Poppy set down one of the mermaid dolls close to the stretch of asphalt road that represented the Blackest Sea."

Favorite Line
"I'm just different like weird."
The story was very good with sympathetic characters. It was interesting and kept a good pace.

However, I have to say I was a bit shocked by it. I know probably kids are a bit more sophisticated than in my day, but....it was rather graphic talking about a little girl whose body was grounded up to make porcelain for a doll--and then also have the threat of a creepy pervert on the bus. I read this to relax, and was left feeling a bit ick, even though it was a good story with a happy ending at least.
When I was a middle grade student, I would have loved this book and I still enjoyed it a lot. My favorites then were ghost stories like, "the ghost of Dibble Hollow," or somewhat supernatural stories, like "The Girl who knew Tomorrow."
In Doll Bones, there is a bit of a ghost story, and a few chills up your spine, but nothing too scary or nightmare inducing for 4th graders. This book deals with a lot of real world feelings, the choice between leaving childish games or childhood friends, and carrying them with you into adulthood in a new form. The confusion of being a child living with imperfect adults with fears and disappointments of their own comes through in each of the three friends. There is the fun of a sleepover in a Library with a touch of mr. Lemoncello and the fun of a ride up a river in a pirated sailboat and the overriding mystery of an ancient, bone filled, doll with real hair who may or may not be haunted by the murdered girl she may or may not have been made from. It is simply a fun book and I wish I had written it.
I absolutely loved this book. It’s written for kids (tweens), but I read it as an adult. It reminded me of the intense joy that comes from discovering the power of reading, and how it is conveyed by the best books written for children. It reminded me of why it’s worth reading at all – the importance of stories and magic and adventure in a world where we spend too much time reading for information, to communicate the mundane news of the day, or out of professional obligation.

The story is about three friends who play imagination games with dolls, who are just reaching the age when kids don’t do that sort of thing anymore. And we all remember that horrible moment in our lives, when we aren’t yet quite ready to move on from the innocent pleasures of our early youth, but we see our friends starting to change and develop the interests that accompany adolescence, as well as all the social judgment that comes with it. I still remember resisting those changes for a while and then turning against my early childhood with a vengeance once I decided it was an embarrassment to me – tossing away toys, readings and collectibles that I had become ashamed of – and regretting this forever after.

Even better yet, this is a ghost story – a story about a creepy doll reputed to have the ashes of a dead girl hidden inside – a girl whom the kids decide, based on a dream, they need to carry to her final resting place. And yeah, everyone can remember the creepy old-fashioned doll that gave rise to such fantasies.

This is also a story about friendship, the intensity of the bonds that kids develop at that age, when they have learned to care about each other and to try to protect each other from a world that won’t just let them be. Kind of like the last line of the film “Stand by Me,” when the writer reflects that never again did he have friends like the ones he had when he was that young. And yes, we do develop great friendships later in our lives to be sure – but it doesn’t feel the same. Friendship in the tween years is intense and loyal and emotional in a way this book really captures.

And of course, like all great stories, this one involves a journey, a quest, and lots of adventure.

I put this book down half-wishing that we could all stay kids forever, feeling that the imagination, innocence and heartfelt loyalty of that age is something we could all use more of. Fortunately the kids of this wonderful story will never grow old, so you can return to re-read about them as many times as you want – even if you’re a jaded adult. Highly recommended.