Doll Bones
Published in 2013, Doll Bones is a ghost story and adventure fiction novel by Holly Black. Readers will find themes of dolls, ghosts, family problems and friendship.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 29 more have it on their want-to-read list.
At about 244 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About Doll Bones
Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2014 — Best Young Adult Book (nominee)
- 🏆Mythopoeic Awards 2014 — Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (winner)
Quick answers
Who wrote Doll Bones?
Doll Bones was written by Holly Black and first published in 2013.
What genre is Doll Bones?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Adventure.
How long is Doll Bones?
The median edition has 244 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Doll Bones?
Readers who like it often enjoy I Shall Wear Midnight, Skulduggery Pleasant and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
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