Madigan takes an interest in Maria that may cause her trouble. Maria is allowed to go to the library, where new librarian Ms. Madame Destine home-schools Maria, and because Destine is afraid of unwanted attention, she forbids Maria from talking to others. Maria’s mother, the psychic Madame Destine, cons widows out of their valuables with the assistance of their apartment building’s super, Mr. 7-10)Įleven-year-old Maria Russo helps her charlatan mother hoodwink customers, but Maria has a spirited secret. Bauer’s hit on a perfect formula, and like Andrew Lang with his Fairy Books, she has many more colors to go. Tate take the doll back? Is the doll haunted or haunting? Ferguson’s sketchy black-and-white drawings decorate the text, but it’s the eerie plot that will have girls racing to the end, and even looking at old dolls with widened eyes. Is the muted voice calling for help coming from the doll? Why won’t Mrs. It’s just the gift she needs for her younger sister’s birthday, and the neighbor even gives it to her for free! But when Jenna’s cat hisses and attacks the doll, and strange sounds come from it in her closet, she tries to get rid of it, even putting it in a garbage can. This companion to The Blue Ghost (2005), part of the Stepping Stones series, features an old doll dressed in red velvet that Jenna finds at a neighbor’s garage sale. Known for her ghostly tales, Bauer has successfully opened a trap door for transitional readers who want a scary-but not too scary-story.
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