Synopses & Reviews
Zibby Thorne knows there's something wrong with the shabby dollhouse she bought for her twelfth birthday. She hears strange rustling and ringing noises when there's no one else in the room, and one of the dolls never seems to be in the same place she left it. Most frightening of all, whatever make-believe Zibby plays with the dolls comes true--but in a warped, twisted kind of way.
So when her family and friends start having bizarre accidents, Zibby is certain the dollhouse is somehow responsible. Terrified, she tracks down the original owner, and she learns something even more shocking: The dollhouse is haunted--and one of the ghosts who lives in it is a cruel former governess named Miss Honeywell who died eighty years ago.
But why is Miss Honeywell still so bent on revenge?
Review
"Reiss's deliciously creepy tale is a solid addition to the haunted dollhouse genre . . . A good dose of shivery entertainment."--
Kirkus Reviews"[A] novel that will please mystery fans as well as readers who like ghost stories."--Booklist
"An enjoyably sinister read."--The Bulletin
Synopsis
A haunted dollhouse threatens to destroy many lives--both past and present.
Synopsis
Zibby Thorne doesn't know what possessed her to buy an antique dollhouse--she doesn't even
like dolls. But when her friends and family start having bizarre accidents clearly connected to the dollhouse, she can't ignore the menacing structure any longer.
Zibby is sure that one particularly creepy doll in a gray dress is somehow responsible for the trouble. She discovers the doll is controlled by the spirit of "sweet" Miss Honeywell, a vengeful governess who seeks to control Zibby and her friends from beyond the grave. They must find a way to stop Miss Honeywell before her wrath becomes deadly.
About the Author
KATHRYN REISS is the author of
Time Windows, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults;
The Glass House People; Dreadful Sorry; Pale Phoenix and
PaperQuake: A Puzzle, both finalists for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Mystery; and most recently,
Paint by Magic and
Blackthorn Winter. She lives with her family in Northern California.