The Dollhouse, The: A Ghost Story
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The Dollhouse, The: A Ghost Story by Charis Cotter
A creepy, mysterious dollhouse takes center 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 mom are heading to some small town where Alice's mom 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?
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. Her spooky, suspenseful novel, The Swallow: A Ghost Story, was nominated for many awards and received countless honors. Her picture book, The Ferryland Visitor: A mysterious tale, is based on a true ghost story experienced by Newfoundland artist Gerald L. Squires and his family when they lived at an abandoned lighthouse in the 1970s. Charis 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 have 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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780735269064 |
| ISBN 10 | 0735269068 |
| Title | The Dollhouse, The: A Ghost Story |
| Author | Charis Cotter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Prentice Hall Press |
| Year published | 2021-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 360 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards 2022, Nominated for Red Cedar Book Award 2023 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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