The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618873159)

From ghost story master Mary Downing Hahn, the haunting tale of a mysterious doll discovered in a young girl's garden, and its owner, a girl from seventy years in the past, who wants it back.

A suspenseful story of unexpected connections between present and past. Ashley and her mother need their new apartment to work out, but everything Ashley does seems to upset the irritable and unforgiving landlady. When Ashley makes friends with the girl next door, Kristi, they uncover a wooden box containing a well-loved turn-of-the-century doll. Ashley wants to keep the doll for herself, but Kristi has other ideas. So does the doll's original owner, a girl who died decades ago, but whom Ashley meets when she follows a mysterious white cat through a hedge. Can Ashley bring peace to the girl and resolve her own present-day challenges?

Author: Mary Downing Hahn
ISBN-10: 0618873155
ISBN-13: 9780618873159
Publisher: Clarion Books
Language: English
Published: 06/18/2007
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.64h x 6.60w x 0.36d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.8
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 5008 / Doll in the Garden