Zach and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen's ghost to rest. 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's father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. Ruling over all is the Great Queen, a bone-china doll cursing those who displease her. And for almost as long, they've been playing one continuous, ever-changing game of pirates and thieves, mermaids and warriors. A NYPL "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing." A People Magazine "Best New Kids Book." Six starred reviews Zach, Poppy, and Alice have been friends forever. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book.
A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. With just the right amount of chilling, creepy gothic darkness to tantalise pre-teen readers, this is a beautifully-written little gem.Discover the Newbery Honor winner Doll Bones, from Holly Black, the cocreator of the Spiderwick Chronicles. Spooky dolls are a classic element of sleepover ghost stories, but here Holly Black combines the cliche with a thoughtful story about the challenges of friendship and growing up. The Queen has appeared to Poppy in a nightmare - and now she has demanded their help. But one night, the two girls turn up at his house with an extraordinary and terrifying story. Then Zach's father decides to throw out all his toys, making a humilated Zach decide to give up the game - and his friendship with Alice and Poppy - forever. Their imaginative world of magical lands, marvellous adventures, heroes and heroines is presided over by the Queen (an old and valuable porcelain doll) from her regal throne in Poppy's mother's glass cabinet.īut now they are twelve, things are beginning to change: Alice has a secret to hide and Zach doesn't want his basketball team-mates to know he still plays with action figures. Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for as long as they can remember, playing together and inventing wonderful stories for their toys to act out.
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