The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story

Name: The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780735269088
Price: 35.0 NZD
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By Charis Cotter

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Summary

The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter is a thrilling children's novel that follows a young girl who discovers a mysterious dollhouse in her grandmother's attic. As she explores the miniature world, she begins to uncover long-buried family secrets. The story elegantly intertwines elements of mystery and the supernatural, captivating readers with its eerie and engaging plot.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this children's book if you love stories filled with mystery and a hint of the supernatural. It's perfect for readers who appreciate narratives about ghostly encounters, intriguing secrets, and the enchanting atmosphere of a historical setting. This book may appeal to you if you enjoy a touch of spookiness entwined with adventure and heartfelt friendships.

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Description

A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes centre stage in this atmospheric middle-grade mystery for fans of Doll Bones and Small Spaces.

Alice's world is falling apart. Her parents are getting a divorce, and they've cancelled their yearly cottage trip—the one thing that gets Alice through the school year. Instead, Alice and her mum are heading to some small town where Alice's mum will be a live-in nurse to a rich elderly lady.

The house is huge, imposing, and spooky, and everything inside is meticulously kept and perfect—not a fun place to spend the summer. Things start to get weird when Alice finds a dollhouse in the attic that's an exact replica of the house she's living in. Then she wakes up to find a girl asleep next to her in her bed—a girl who looks a lot like one of the dolls from the dollhouse...

When the dollhouse starts to change when Alice isn't looking, she knows she has to solve the mystery. Who are the girls in the dollhouse? What happened to them? And what is their connection to the mean and mysterious woman who owns the house?

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The Dollhouse: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter captivates readers with its time-traveling mystery, maintaining suspense throughout. It is praised as a page-turner filled with an ingenious plot, a richly detailed setting, and plenty of action, making it highly enjoyable for young audiences.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780735269088

Publisher: Prentice Hall Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Prentice Hall Press

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 138.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 368

Collections

Charis Cotter Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books

About the Author

CHARIS COTTER grew up beside a cemetery and has been living with ghosts ever since. She studied English in university and went to drama school in London, England. She is the award-winning author of The Swallow- A Ghost Story, The Painting and The Ghost Road. Charis loves all the places that ghosts like to linger-old houses, cemeteries, forgotten paths and the wild Newfoundland coastline. She has worked extensively in schools and libraries from coast to coast, using drama and storytelling to bring her books to life. Her performances of Newfoundland ghost stories has thrilled audiences of all ages, from Florida to Vancouver Island. She lives at the end of a road beside the ocean, in one of the most haunted parts of Newfoundland.

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