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Summary: On Healing the Past and the Present
Review: I purchased this book out of my personal interest as an adult doll/doll book collector, a collector of children's books, and an elementary teacher. I found this chapter book for middle grade (4th-8th grades)students to hold a solid story that kept me reading until the end. I would definitely recommend it to age appropriate readers who are interested in dolls, fantasy, mystery, or those who are recovering from a death in the family (but not too recently).In this book, Ashley and her mother move to a house in the suburbs to begin a new life after the death of Ashley's father. The house they move to is a portion of a larger house owned by a cranky older lady (Miss Cooper) who constantly threatens to throw them out. Miss Cooper is particularly after Ashley, who wanders off to explore the garden around the house. During one of her explorations, Ashley and a younger neighbor discover a buried antique doll and Miss Cooper's buried source of regret. Ashley challenges Miss Cooper's crankiness in order to return the doll to its orginal owner and learns about making peace with people who have died. I enjoyed this story for the fantasy element. Well written characters drew me into the story, and didn't make the fantasy seem too unrealistic. I also really liked the realistic discussion of feelings that occur when someone you love/are close to dies. This multilayered gem is worth the purchase price for interested readers.
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Summary: The Book was Fantastic
Review: i really like this book beacause it will get u all hooked up in it. iph u havent read it b4 u've got 2. iph u r a person dat likes mystery den u definetly u need to go find a copy of it n read it. once u have started dis book u will never b able to take your eyes off of the print. so all u need to do is hurry n find a copy of it. so my last words for u are JUX READ IT!
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Summary: the doll in the garden
Review: I recommend this book to anyone who like mysteries because my friend recommend the book to me and it is a very good book. The book is about a girl and a doll, that she found and so on. You will find out if you read this book. You won't regret reading it because its very good. I think it is a good book because it is intresting and adventuring.
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Summary: ***_gOoD BoOk To ReAd***_
Review: In the book "A Doll In The Garden" It's about a girl by the name of Ashley cummings who moves to Monkton Hills with her mother and they discover something interesting in their backyard garden.They moved into a house with an old lady who was renting out the top floor of her house(so they lived there) the old lady's name is miss cooper, she is very rude and mean to people especially little girls, who she hates, and cats because the only animal that she likes is her own dog. This book was very exciting and kept me guessing the whole time i was reading it. This author has a good way of explaining things and also has a good sentance fluency, so you just zoom through the book as your reading it. This book is about Two girls about 11 or summin like that who explore throughout this rosebushes garden in which they aren't suppose to go in and the girls find a buried doll which mysteriously leads them into a ghostly world where everything is different. read this book NOW because it is absolutly excellent.
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Summary: You will like this book.
Review: In The Doll In The Garden (by Mary Downing Hahn) the main character, a girl named Ashley, and her mom move into a house that they have to share with a mean old lady named Miss Cooper. Ashley finds a beautiful white cat and an old china doll in the garden behind the house. Ashley’s neighbor, Kristi, tells her that the white cat she saw in Miss Cooper’s garden is a ghost. Ashley follows the cat and he brings her to another world that helps solve the mystery of the cat, the doll and the child’s cries she hears in the middle of the night. The story takes place in a small modern-day town in Maryland.
I like this story because it couldn’t really happen and I like fantasy books. I think this book is exciting because it tells about meeting ghosts and finding secret passages to other worlds, things you can’t do every day. Below is a description that I like of what Ashley saw and heard one night:
'Just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard it again. Outside in the night, a child was crying. Frightened, I sat up and looked out the window. Down on the lawn, in full view, I saw Snowball. He was looking up at me, and for the first time I noticed he cast no shadow on the moonlit grass.' I think kids would like this book because it is about a girl who gets to solve a mystery and go back in time. The characters are very realistic and the author explains every little detail on a topic not just one sentence. The book is written from the point of view of the main character so you know exactly what she’s thinking and feeling. This book was a little easy to read but it was still a good book. Kids who aren’t scared of ghosts and like fantasies, will like this book.
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Summary: This book is so involved that you just can't put it down!
Review: In this book the author reavls the secrets of the garden to you gradulay instead of throwing them in your face. This story wants you to belive that Mrs.Cooper really dislikes the chidren and has no reason to want them in her garden. When the plot finaly gets revealed the rest just falls into place. This was a great book, I started reading it after dinner and a few shows about 9:30 I couldn't put it down until 11:30 when I finnished. I'm sure I'll be reading more of her books very soon.
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Summary: Everyone Who Reads this Book Loves It!
Review: It may have been meant for young readers, but it is entertaining at almost any age. The ghost story is unique and eery without being grisly or stupid like most are. It is also very entertaining, and good to read aloud.
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Summary: You should read this book!
Review: It's about two girls who find a doll in a garden with a note. The girls are named Ashley and Kristi. It was good and a little scary. You should read this book! It's an amazing ghost story that is neat and cool!
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Summary: The Doll in the Garden
Review: Mary Downing Hahn book,The Doll in the Garden is about gettinguse to a new neighborhood.A new neighborhood is full of freinds,newstarts,and tons of mystery! Why does the cat meow at midnight?Why does the childs spirit cry? Why does the mean next door neighbor not let anyone in the garden? When Ashely dug up the doll in the garden,she dug up more than she expected! I like this book because its short,easy to read,and has lots of excitment!
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Summary: As good as I remembered it to be
Review: Mary Downing Hahn was my favorite author when I was in middle school. I am now a 24-year-old graduate student who recently read a few of them again. Downing Hahn's story lines are easy to follow yet multi-layered and well written. A Doll in the Garden entertained me as much as it did when I was a young girl who craved ghost stories.
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