lizinthelibrary 's review for:

Doll Bones by Holly Black

4.0

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I actually started this book and was halfway through it before the Newbery results were announced. I'm glad I did even if it took me a while to finish it. This is a lively mix of fantasy and real world stresses. Between the pangs of growing up dnr wanting to keep the magic of childhood alive are our three heroes. I appreciated the interplay therein, even the sweet but not too cliche way the crush was handled. I think the only thing that I would have liked to see further expanded is how the difficult home situation affected Poppy. I feel like she got far less development time than did the other two characters. Great book and I'm happy to recommend it to lots of kids. As always Bkack has a great narrative prose style that engages the reader.