Among the dolls

by William Sleator

Book Overview

A dark awakening . . .When her parents give her a gloomy old dollhouse for her birthday instead of the ten speed bike she's expecting, Vicky is disappointed. But she soon becomes fascinated by the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440841488
• ISBN13: 9780440841487
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Trumpet Club
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A bone chilling read!!

I have seached for this book for YEARS after I borrowed the book from my local library when I was about 10 years old. I'm 20 now and have never forgotten this story. I have always had a love of old creepy dolls and this book delivered! It's a bit scary at times and suspensful but not to much for the young avid reader who desires a good scare. 5 stars! love this book!

A long-time favorite

I first fell in love with this book as a high school student shelving books in the children's room of the local public library. I spent the past four years hunting for a copy to add to my own library. This well-written book imaginatively explores what our world - and the dolls' world - might be like from the perspective of the dolls. It's a scary story that will make you look twice at every dollhouse you see thereafter, leaving you wondering if you're in control of the dolls or if they're in control of you.

Among the Dolls-- Very Recommended!

I read this book when I was little, I have remembered it always, I used to wonder if my Barbies cared if I pulled their hair too much, or if I was being mean throwing them off the dreamhouse into the pool, or yanking off their clothes, then I came across this book in the school library, boy did I ever love it, I thought it was the greatest for the dolls to get their revenge!! They really made Vicky treat them better in the end. I think it is an eye opener to those who are mean to their things. But it can be scary to read, but knowing it's fiction makes it worthwhile!! READ IT!! You will love it too...... or so I think! : )

How to get a non-reader reading!

At the beginning of each school year I would read this story to my third grade students. Each and every one was entranced to the very end. As a tutor, I have introduced the book to my 7th grade students who hate to read...and there were no complaints with this assignment. It's too bad this book is now out of print. It's a fabulous spooky and well written tale.