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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.