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Doll Bones
by Holly Black
Illustrator: Eliza Wheeler
Ages: 12+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster BFYR
ISBN: 978-1-4169-6398-1
Keywords: Horror stories, Scary stories, Friendship, Fantasy
When Zach, Alice, and Poppy embark on a mission to give spooky bone-china doll a proper burial, their friendship is tested and ultimately strengthened. Black-and-white illustrations.