Doll Bones
School year: Lower 6th, Upper 6th, Year 10, Year 11, Year 9
No. of pages 256
Published: 2014
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This book is the winner of numerous awards
This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
She is working on "Black Heart," the third novel in The Curse Workers series--about capers, curse magic, and memory--which follows "White Cat" and "Red Glove. "
Goodreads Award: Best Book 5-12 years
Newbery Award: Honours
Adventures in literature
Friendship in literature
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Coventry Inspiration Book Award
The Coventry Inspiration Book Award is an annual literary award that celebrates exceptional childrens and young adult literature. Launched in 2015, the award aims to inspire a love of reading among young people in Coventry, England, and to recognize the contributions of authors whose works resonate with young readers. The award is divided into several categories based on the age of the readers: Key Stage 2: For books suitable for children in primary school (ages 7-11), Key Stage 3: For books aimed at younger teenagers (ages 11-14), Key Stage 4: For books targeted at older teenagers (ages 14-16). A panel of judges reviews submissions to create a shortlist of nominees. After the shortlist is announced, children and young adults from participating schools and libraries are invited to read the nominated books and cast their votes for their favourites.
Coventry Inspiration Book Award - Scene It, Read It
This book was recognised in the Scene It, Read it category by the Coventry Inspiration Book Award.
Redbridge Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Redbridge Children's Book Award.
Redbridge Children's Book Award - Teen
This book was recognised in the Teen category by the Redbridge Children's Book Award.
"Nobody does spooky like Holly Black. Doll Bones is a book that will make you sleep with the lights on." -- Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
"Spooky, melancholy, elegiac and ultimately hopeful; a small gem." * Kirkus Review (Starred review) *
"A little bit scary and full of heart, this story grabbed me and wouldn't let go." -- Rebecca Stead, author of Liar and Spy
"It's a deep, strange and compelling book, at times lovely, at other times heartbreaking and deliciously weird." * New York Times *
"With heart-wrenching swiftness, Black paints a picture of friends at the precipice of adulthood . . . The tightly focused, realistic tale - bladed with a hint of fairy-tale darkness - feels cut from the very soul of youth." * Booklist (Starred review) *
"Compelling, chill-at-the-nape tale with dynamics and emotional depth . . . The novel's eerie vibe and eek-worthy plot may keep readers turning pages into the wee hours, but it's the vivid characters and skillfully developed themes of identity, friendship and loss that linger long in the mind." * The Washington Post *
"[An] eerie, tender novel." * Wall Street Journal *
"Black poignantly and realistically captures how adolescence inherently brings change; how growing up affects the ways children play; and the inevitable tests friendships face." * Horn Book *
"It's as psychologically haunting as the ghost girl's physical haunting . . . Black begins with an ordinary experience of childhood and gives it a wicked twist to reveal the truth at the center of the impulse for storytelling." -- Shelf Awareness, starred review
"A darn good adventure." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review
