The Doll
Published on 22. August 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-86315-407-2 (ISBN)
Description
When Meg is sent away to recover from an illness her Grandmother gives her what has become known as the Invalid Doll. But there is more to the doll than meets the eye ...
The Invalid Doll, Jessie, came over the Canadian prairies with Meg's great-great-grandmother more than a hundred years ago, and is a special family heirloom. But what is it about the doll that makes her grandmother's cat hiss and run from the room?
When Meg falls asleep holding the doll she wakes up in another time, where she is a girl called Morag, travelling across the Canadian prairie in a covered wagon. Meg's real life becomes more miserable as she senses her parents breaking up, and she uses the doll as a means of escape to Morag's happy family and a life full of adventure.
But Meg's dream gradually becomes a nightmare. Will she be trapped forever in the past?
When Meg is sent away to recover from an illness her Grandmother gives her what has become known as the Invalid Doll. But there is more to the doll than meets the eye ...
The Invalid Doll, Jessie, came over the Canadian prairies with Meg's great-great-grandmother more than a hundred years ago, and is a special family heirloom. But what is it about the doll that makes her grandmother's cat hiss and run from the room?
When Meg falls asleep holding the doll she wakes up in another time, where she is a girl called Morag, travelling across the Canadian prairie in a covered wagon. Meg's real life becomes more miserable as she senses her parents breaking up, and she uses the doll as a means of escape to Morag's happy family and a life full of adventure.
But Meg's dream gradually becomes a nightmare. Will she be trapped forever in the past?
The Invalid Doll, Jessie, came over the Canadian prairies with Meg's great-great-grandmother more than a hundred years ago, and is a special family heirloom. But what is it about the doll that makes her grandmother's cat hiss and run from the room?
When Meg falls asleep holding the doll she wakes up in another time, where she is a girl called Morag, travelling across the Canadian prairie in a covered wagon. Meg's real life becomes more miserable as she senses her parents breaking up, and she uses the doll as a means of escape to Morag's happy family and a life full of adventure.
But Meg's dream gradually becomes a nightmare. Will she be trapped forever in the past?
When Meg is sent away to recover from an illness her Grandmother gives her what has become known as the Invalid Doll. But there is more to the doll than meets the eye ...
The Invalid Doll, Jessie, came over the Canadian prairies with Meg's great-great-grandmother more than a hundred years ago, and is a special family heirloom. But what is it about the doll that makes her grandmother's cat hiss and run from the room?
When Meg falls asleep holding the doll she wakes up in another time, where she is a girl called Morag, travelling across the Canadian prairie in a covered wagon. Meg's real life becomes more miserable as she senses her parents breaking up, and she uses the doll as a means of escape to Morag's happy family and a life full of adventure.
But Meg's dream gradually becomes a nightmare. Will she be trapped forever in the past?
Reviews / Votes
Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award'A suspenseful tale about a girl called Meg who finds that her doll can lead her to relive another life in the past.'
-- Scottish Children's Books, Autumn 2002
'It is written fantastically and is extremely gripping. I could not put it down at some points because it was so exciting.'
-- Molly Whitehall, age 10, Education Otherwise
Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award
'A suspenseful tale about a girl called Meg who finds that her doll can lead her to relive another life in the past.'
-- Scottish Children's Books, Autumn 2002
'It is written fantastically and is extremely gripping. I could not put it down at some points because it was so exciting.'
-- Molly Whitehall, age 10, Education Otherwise
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Floris Books
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
144 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86315-407-2 (9780863154072)
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Cora Taylor taught while attending creative-writing classes, but is now a full-time writer.
Cora Taylor taught while attending creative-writing classes, but is now a full-time writer.
Cora Taylor taught while attending creative-writing classes, but is now a full-time writer.