The Doll in the Garden
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The Doll in the Garden

by Mary Downing Hahn

1989•Fantasy•128 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyhorrormysteryteenfastfresh & originallightimaginaryglossysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionsrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and inventive: a fantasy novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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Open Library rating

4.4 / 5

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About This Book

After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by going through a hole in the hedge.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyHorrorMysteryTeenSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connectionsRescue/escape/jeopardy

Subjects

GhostsTime travelJuvenile fictionGhost storiesSpace and timeDollsFantasy fictionGardens

Details

Author
Mary Downing Hahn
Published
1989
Pages
128
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