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Summary: One of my favorite books
Review: I thought it was boring at first, but it became on going. A book I could not put down. This is a story about a bad girl name Maggie. She tries to figure who or what the voices belong to. The best paart was when the dolls were acting dumb. It was so hilarious. The ending was o.k. If only the book would tell who the extra doll was and tell more about the next day.
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Summary: To this day, this is still my childhood favorite!
Review: I'm 22 years old now, and I still enjoy reading it as much today as I did when I was a child. Now I read it to my little sister, my cousins... whoever will listen! This a wonderful book, and I recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Haunting...even after 14 years
Review: I'm 24 now and still remember this book...we had to pick a book to read in 4th grade and I chose this one instead of "Dolls in the Attic" (The teacher obviously wasn't too interested in her male student's sense of masculinity.) I read the book, it surprisingly drew me in, but its atmosphere stood out more than anything...I still remember Maggie being driven to her new home, being sick, not knowing what to do with the handkerchief that was lent to her to wipe her mouth on so she drops it from the car window. (You'd have to read it.) This was described so well, I still remember, with every sense, the picture my 10-year-old imagination painted. That stuff still sticks with me for some reason. I've never read it since, but I plan to have my daughter read it when she's old enough. It has some very appropriate themes for children that age that I think many kids would identify with, such as the need for love and acceptance. The creepiness of this book is almost Lovecraftian. What you don't know or are left to infer about this book really disturbs you. I can't say it's really impacted my life significantly, it just seems worth mentioning that I even remember some girly book about talking dolls I read that long ago.
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Summary: Riveting!!
Review: I'm 38 yrs old and have started reading books to suggest them to my daughter and son. I could not put this book down!! It starts somewhat darkly, however, hope, which is just a spark at first, gets kindled and blossoms at the end. It is written in a "real" voice - similar to Judy Blume, whom I read when I was a kid - not the fantasy that you might expect. I will make sure my kids read this one!
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Summary: My favorite childhood book
Review: Like many other reviewers, I also read this book when I was around age 12 or 13. I'm 28 now and still remember this book...even though I haven't read it since!! I have my original copy packed away somewhere, and I plan to read this intriguing book once again (and again, and again...)
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Summary: Still a favorite!
Review: Like most of the others who have "rediscovered" this book, I'm 27 and it's still a favorite! I cried at the end, just like I did when I was 12 and read it for the first time. It's a touching, wonderful story for both children and adults, and I wholeheartedly recommend it!
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Summary: A Timeless Classic
Review: Like so many others, I too read this first as a child of about 10, and then found it again as an adult (I'm 28 now). This book exemplifies what people are just now rediscovering with the Harry Potter books, that the themes and simple yet elegant prose found in children's literature resonates for all ages. Maggie is a loner, shuffled from place to place all her life. When she's finally kicked out of the last boarding school and given to her great aunts' custody in drafty old Adelphi Hills, it's just another temporary place to her. And then the voices start, and like any heroine from a Gothic novel, she goes exploring to find out the secret behind the walls.The characters in this book jump from the page, and go home with the reader. Who could forget Miss Christabel or Timothy John, or mad Uncle Morris? When Maggie finally discovers their secret, it is not a great shock to the reader, but more a fulfillment of expectation. The greater secret is at the end, which affects me every time I reread the book. It's a must-have for anyone with children.
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Summary: A Timeless Classic
Review: Like so many others, I too read this first as a child of about 10, and then found it again as an adult (I'm 28 now). This book exemplifies what people are just now rediscovering with the Harry Potter books, that the themes and simple yet elegant prose found in children's literature resonates for all ages. Maggie is a loner, shuffled from place to place all her life. When she's finally kicked out of the last boarding school and given to her great aunts' custody in drafty old Adelphi Hills, it's just another temporary place to her. And then the voices start, and like any heroine from a Gothic novel, she goes exploring to find out the secret behind the walls. The characters in this book jump from the page, and go home with the reader. Who could forget Miss Christabel or Timothy John, or mad Uncle Morris? When Maggie finally discovers their secret, it is not a great shock to the reader, but more a fulfillment of expectation. The greater secret is at the end, which affects me every time I reread the book. It's a must-have for anyone with children.
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Summary: An excelent story for those who like fantasies
Review: Maggie, a 12 year old orphan, goes to live with her very strict great-aunts. She starts hearing voices and finds the voices. She finds friendship from them and learns what it's like to be loved.
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Summary: an endearing memory of childhood
Review: My fourth-grade teacher read this book to the class. My mother bought it for me, but over the years, it has been lost. That first reading was 12 years ago. I now have a daughter of my own and I plan on reading this book to her. It is truly a book that you will never forget.
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