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July 1st 1995
by Scholastic Paperbacks
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Paperback, 160 pages
isbn
0590434616
(isbn13: 9780590434614)
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Discovering an old-fashioned dollhouse in a dusty attic, Amy is unaware that the dollhouse holds a deadly, forgotten secret about a past murder, a...more
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Read in April, 2008
I don't care what anyone says. Scholastic is BRILLIANT for keeping this amazingly bad cover. No revision could be as terrifying and wasn't that the whole point? This was the sort of cover I would have taped paper over when I was little just like I always did when I read THE WITCHES and any Bruce Coville where an adult was taking off their human face to reveal an alien one beneath.
Yeah, book covers were so much better in the 80's.
All and all not a bad story and certainly freaked the be...more
Yeah, book covers were so much better in the 80's.
All and all not a bad story and certainly freaked the be...more
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Read in March, 2008
I know that I read this multiple times as a kid, when I was going through my supernatural/mystery phase, but didn't really remember the details much. And I admit that the creepy attic, dolls moving around on their own scenes still gave me chills this time around. I guess I'm just that much of a wimp, and it's a good thing I read it on a bright Saturday morning.
It's perfect for about 4th or 5th graders, though the main character turns 13. The mystery is compelling, the supernatural aspect ...more
It's perfect for about 4th or 5th graders, though the main character turns 13. The mystery is compelling, the supernatural aspect ...more
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Read in January, 1987
I LOVED this book, but somehow had forgotten all about it until I saw someone's review on here. I remember that I had an intense reaction to the conclusion of the story, feeling like I had been punched in the stomach. I don't even really remember what happened, just that the dolls moved around and revealed who the real killer was. Perfect way to creep oneself out before bed!
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The Dollhouse Murders is a book by Betty Ren Wright. It is about Amy Treolar, a girl who has almost no friends and a sister named Louann. She gets into an argument with her mom, so she decides to go to her Aunt Clare's house. There, she finds a dollhouse in the attic. She and her aunt talk and Aunt Clare asks Amy if she wants to stay at her house. Her parents say yes. Amy goes to play with the dollhouse, goes downstairs but then she comes back up to cover the house. When she does, she sees t...more
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this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone should read it!this book is the best book ever. everyone sh...more
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Read in March, 2007
Did my third/fourth/fifth grade self really love this book as much as I seemed to remember?? Interesting, b/c my grown-up self is less than enamored. In my head, this book has long been paired with WAIT TILL HELEN COMES (I probably bought them both from the same Scholastic book club flyer), but having re-read WAIT TILL HELEN COMES as an adult, I feel like its creepy factor remains strong, but I can't really say the same for DOLLHOUSE MURDERS. Although, I do think the author pegs the feeling of g...more
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CREEPYNESS YO! this book was scary i was actually scared during and after i read also cause i thought my house was haunted...hey i was in 3rd grade!
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I read this when I was six. Ooohh. Not a good idea. I was bawling because I was so scared. So of course I had to read it again. And again. Over twenty years later, I found an old copy from the eighties in the library, and read it again for the first time. And I enjoyed it every bit as much as I did when I was six. So it deserves every single one of those five stars.
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Read in November, 2006
recommends it for:
young fans of supernatural fiction
* Young Adult Fiction: "ghost" story; young teenager feels neglected / out of place in family due to her developmentally disabled sister's needs. Spending time at her father's family home with her aunt, she discovers a haunted dollhouse in the attic that seems to be re-enacting the event of the great-grandparents' murder.
* Good read! Recommendable on several levels.
* Good read! Recommendable on several levels.
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In this book I learned how every mystery has its own stories. Like how her aunt thought the killer of her grandparents was one of her old boyfriends. When really the real killer was the gardener, someone no one expected it to be!I learned in a sort of scary way, but I guess if it would have been set out differently,I would have never read it!
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This is a book I have revisited several times in my life. I read it as a 5th grader (and voted for it the year it was on the Texas Bluebonnet Award list!), I used it as a classroom teacher, I have promoted it as a librarian, and it is on my Must-Read list for the children's lit class I teach. It is definitely one of my treasured titles!
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Read in January, 1984
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precocious girls, grades 3-6
I just saw this book listed while perusing through others books. I had forgotten all about it. Just the image of the cover made me recall how much I absolutely loved it as a child. It's scary - but not so scary to give nightmares - although I am pretty sure I moved my dollhouse into the hallway for a while after reading it ...
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Read in January, 1993
I read this when I was little--I can't remember how old I was exactly, but I remember liking the story. It's about a girl who discovers that the dolls in her new doll house are being murdered. Sorry I can't remember any more about it than that. I suggest reading it though, for a good mystery.
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Read in January, 2008
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my aunt. recommends it for: to any girl who loves a little mystery and suspense
This book was about how this girl finds this old doll house in the attic and later finds that the dolls in the doll house are not at all dead. They live, but only to tell a story of a doll house murder. I absolutely LOVED this book. It's scholastic, but so what! it was great.
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When I was in the third grade I won an autographed copy of this book.
The Dollhouse Murders is a fantastic young adult novel, never though dolls could be creepy, but the ones in this story are as they leave clues describing an unsolved murder.
I still have the copy somewhere.
The Dollhouse Murders is a fantastic young adult novel, never though dolls could be creepy, but the ones in this story are as they leave clues describing an unsolved murder.
I still have the copy somewhere.
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I love this book. I have read it, like 15 times. I don't know why I like it, I just do. I always find something new, whenever I read it. It's an amazing book. I like the description of the house. I think it's so cool. I defiantly recommend this book!!
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Read in November, 2008
I read this for Battle of the Books, and I liked it. I'll admit that when I was younger, I was never interested. Something about moving dolls always creeped me out! I'm excited to talk to the kids about it though. It should be interesting.
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Read in November, 1986
I met the author the day I started reading it. She was a lovely, kind, and gracious woman. I still have my signed paperback copy. I loved the story. It was just a very satisfying read for someone who likes a delicious ghost story.
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This book scared the fuck out of me when I was a kid. In a really delicious way. I must have read it 5 or 6 times. A tiny little piece of my childhood, but I think it helped make me the creep I am today.
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