Black, H. (2013). Doll bones. NY:
Margaret K. Elderry Books.
Doll Bones is the story of
Zachary "Zach" Barlow, Alice Magnaye, and Poppy Bell's quest to
return a haunted doll to its proper grave site in another town. Alice, Poppy,
and Zach have wild imaginations and love telling stories while they play.
Zach quits playing after his father scolds him for being too old to play
make believe and throws out his action figures. Alice and Poppy show up saying
that they have been cursed by a china doll. The doll is made from the bones and
ashes of a dead girl named Eleanor Kerchner who wants to be returned to her
proper grave. The three friends break into the closed library where they
research the cemetery and accidentally spend the night when they all fall
asleep. They are woken by Miss Katherine, a young librarian who makes them call
their parents. The friends vow to find the doll, and complete the quest. The
friends escape and Zach finds the doll in a ladies' restroom near a display of
Lukas Kerchner's exotic pottery. Zach learns about Eleanor's father and her
mysterious disappearance. He tells the girls the truth about the action figures
and runs off into the cemetery where he lays sobs uncontrollably by the stone
of the Kerchner family. They bury the doll. As the three friends leave
the cemetery, they promise to one another to keep the Story alive.
This story is recommend for young adults in
grades 6-8. Readers
might also relate if they have been told to grow up and stop make-believing
like the characters in the book. Recommend reading might be Inside Out & Back Again by Tranhha Lai or Paperboy by Vince Vawter
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