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But they are in middle school now. Zach's father pushes him to give up make-believe, and Zach quits the game. 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 and Alice and Poppy set off on one last adventure to lay the Queen's ghost to rest. But nothing goes according to plan, and as their adventure turns into an epic journey, creepy things begin to happen. Is the doll just a doll or something more sinister? And if there really is a ghost, will it let them go now that it has them in its clutches?
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I absolutely adore Holly Black's writing, and this was no exception. Even though it's a children's novel, she has such a way of writing emotionally charged characters who speak with a lot of undertone that really resonates with me. I thought this was going to be a creepy doll ghost story, but it turned out to be so much more. It's a coming of age, tale of friendship, as they navigate leaving behind childhood and growing out of imaginative play. The adventure they go on is not as much about putting a doll to rest as it is about finding themselves and discovering their values and beliefs, who they can trust, and how much they want to risk in hopes of characterizing themselves and defining their own identities in the world. Absolutely loved it. And I'm a 38yo adult. Will be reading it with my 10yo soon!