Doll Bones | 
I'm sharing “Doll Bones“ by Holly Black as my pick for the “Bones“ theme in the #autumnplease challenge. Holly Black is a beloved author, and this juvenile novel happens to be one of my favorites. #Bones #Scarathlon #horror #juvenilefiction @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
“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?”
#skeleton #bones #scarathlon #blackcatcrew
And that wraps up Wicked Words for May! #WickedWords @AsYouWish #Doll
On my hook : still my Cancer Cami test crochet. #litsycrafters #booksandcrochet
pickThis book is a little creepy. Possessed dolls 😰 +176 #Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix #screamathon #spookoween #littenlisten #readlikehellathon #murdertheyreadathon #trickortreatathon #vampathon #readwithus
so-soI just finished listening to another audiobook and this is my review. I‘m counting this book for a reading challenge I‘m participating in this year. I like when I can count books for reading challenge prompts.
☑️Book About Bones Or “Bone” In Title - #beatthebacklist
pickA short middle grade that was fun for me. I enjoyed this one quite a lot. Nothing like I‘ve read before. Really loved that the Dad apologized for what he did, don‘t see that enough! Let your kids play with toys as long as they want to! No need to grow up too fast!
Not sure why but last #bookspinbingo update the stickers were different but now they are back. Idk 🤷🏻♀️😂
so-soVery lack luster in the scary part, the story focused more on the 3 kids arguing and fighting then it did exploring a doll possessed by a dead girl, wanting to be buried in her grave plot. The spooky elements got over ridden with the kids fighting after each moment. And the forced romance of 12 year olds was pointless, writing in crushes is fine but actually having one ask the other out could have been left out, it did nothing for the plot.
pickEngaging ghost story, but the scariest stuff the characters have to deal with is puberty.
#bbrc #middlegrademadeeasy #newclassic
#24b4Monday #teamstoker #scarathlon
#Scarathlon #ChillingPhotoChallenge
Day 23 #bones
Some of my TBR books with bones in the title.
#TeamStoker +1
@TheReadingMermaid
(Pts total=812)
Three friends who love playing make-believe with pirates and thieves, whose realm is ruled by a creepy China doll in one of their moms locked cabinet. When they begin to dream of the doll being a girl who wants to be buried back with her family they set out on a quest to get her there.
Dolls can be very creepy...
#teamstoker #scarathlon @TheReadingMermaid
#scaryscavengerhunt with bone in the title
so-soThis book was creepy. The ghost of a child in a doll? No thank you! I'm much more a fan of other paranormal/fantasy books by Black. This was an extremely quick read and certain elements were fun... but it still fell kinda flat for me. 3🌟
pickThis is a great middle-grade novel about a group of friends learning how to adapt to growing up without losing their childhood identities, all with a ghost story mixed in for good, creepy measure. I‘m definitely glad I bought it to put in my classroom library.😊 a nice, quick read for the end of break!
I‘m all over the place with my reading lately but tbh it‘s because all of my books are packed and in five billion places and I have had no time between work and moving. BUT since I found this middle-grade book at goodwill (& I am pretty positive I already own it thanks to a prior book fair but oh well) I decided it would be a great quick read for break.👌🏼
pickI started this book this morning and just finished. Love love loved this book. Couldn't put it down! Great characters and storyline. Super creepy and I loved it.
Study break! I‘m pretty much brain dead. Maybe some middle grade horror will help. 😺
pickContinuing my Holly Black obsession. This was great, but I‘m glad I get kitty cuddles before bed - it was seriously creepy.
#bones #blackcatchallenge @Clwojick I read this middle grade novel last year and couldn‘t put it down! It is quite eerie with a touch of mystery to it. It also focuses on aspects of growing up & what that means for childhood friendships. Several of my students have also told me how much they enjoyed it. #middlegrade
It's entirely possible...that I may have gone overboard at the library today! 😁 #librarylove
My fourth book for Dewey‘s 24 Hour Readathon! I‘m excited for a creepy read. #deweys24hourreadathon #currentlyreading
pickThis book is a gem. It‘s a middle grade read that all would love. This is actually my second read through. And to be honest, I severely disliked — both times— the first chapter. I‘m not sure if it‘s the lack of simplicity or too much of a character dump, but it felt overwhelming and confusing. My advice: ignore that part. Come chapter two — and the rest of book— it all works perfectly. Highly recommend. Rich characters. Thick setting. Memorable.
What should I read next? I made it through three of the four books in my readathon stack. The one left is nonfiction, which I'm not really in the mood for right now. These are the two library books I have checked out, and I need some help deciding which one to read! #24in48
pickZach, Alice, and Poppy have grown up together playing imaginative role-playing games with their dolls until Zach‘s dad throws away Zach‘s action figures.
But Zach joins Poppy and Alice on a quest to return a creepy china doll to her grave. Is the doll is really haunting the children, or is Poppy behind the mysterious happenings?
A perfect book for middle grade readers—lovely writing, atmospheric and creepy, but without being too scary.
"On the way out, Zach paused in the living room to look at the Queen again. Her pale face was shadowed, but it seemed to him that though her eyes were closed, they weren't quite as closed as they had been before. While he stared at her, trying to figure out if he was imagining things, her lashes fluttered once, as if stirred by an impossible breeze.
Or as if she was a sleeper on the verge of waking."
#uncannyoctober #cursed
The only Holly Black I've ever read is the Spiderwick Chronicles and this one definitely looks like a perfect creepy October read. What are some other really good Holly Bksck titles to read?
pickThis is a really cute book about friendship, adventure, growing up and the value of stories. It's excellent for younger YA readers too. I love a good creepy doll story.
Hello Litsy! I'm back. Here's my latest haul from the used book store. I'm going to start using this space more often now.
This looks terrifying and I want to read it immediately. #MiddleGradeLove #UncriticalAugust
You know...... so I can contribute something worth value to dinner conversation
"Aragorn never wore sunblock..." #funfridayphoto Holly Black and Lord of the Rings give me comfort. @Liberty
so-soWow, this was a strange book! Couldn't stop listening though! Creepy and yet intriguing!
pickNice adventure story and it's a little bit scary as well.
#dollbones #hollyblack #ya #yalit #yalitsy #yaliterature #scaryreads
...at the sound of the wind, for one panicky moment, all he wanted was to burrow under the blankets and never come out.
Tap. Tap.
The thing hitting the window was just a branch, he told himself.
Or an insomniac squirrel rattling around in the gutters.
Or a neighbor cat trying to pick a fight with The Party.
Tap.
He was never going to be able to go back to sleep if he didn't look.
#dollbones #hollyblack #yalit #yalitsy #yaliterature #scaryreads #ya
pickGreat book! Though I'm not entirely convinced it's appropriate for the recommended age group.
pickI didn't know there was such a genre as Middle Grade horror, but after reading this, I'm glad there is! Spooky, fun, and very well paced.
