The+Doll+People

=The Doll People= Do you like adventures? Do you like mysteries? This is a book you need to read. It has adventures, close calls, and a family mystery to solve. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and you never know what the cat, Captain, may do next! You will need to pick this book up and see if you can solve the mystery. Don't worry, this is the first book in a series of three that will all keep you guessing how the story will end.


 * Authors: Ann M. Martin & Laura Goodwin**
 * Genre: Fantasy**
 * Setting: Kate Palmer's bedroom/ The Palmer House**
 * Main Characters**: Annabelle doll,Bobby doll ,Uncle doll, Auntie Sarah doll, Tiffany Funcraft, Kate, Nora, Grandma Katherine and Captin the cat.

**Summary of the Plot** . Auntie Sarah has been missing for 45 years. Annabelle wants to find Auntie Sarah but has never left the doll house. "...find a way into the attic." "Needed time when the humans would be away for a while." Over the weekend when the Palmers were away for three days, the dolls made two trips to the attic. The dolls timed each trip. They wondered if they could get to the attic, explore, and be back just under three hours. This did not allow for much exploration, but it was something. The goal of each trip was to find Auntie Sarah or clues that would lead them to her.

Annabelle wants to go on a search to find her Auntie Sarah because a couple weeks ago she found a book called "My Journal" that belonged to Auntie Sarah and it told about her adventures. One night Annabelle, Bobby, and Uncle doll go on a search for Auntie Sarah but find the Funcraft family. The Funcraft family is Tiffany, Bailey, Baby Brittney, and Mom & Dad. They live in a surprise doll house for Nora, Kate Palmers' little sister, because it is her birthday and they are from Grandma Katherine. The Funcraft family decided to help the dolls in their search for Auntie Sarah.

Annabelle and Tiffany have been planning a trip to the attic because they have been reading Auntie Sarah's journal that held all her adventures and the last place she said she was planning on going to was the attic. They go to the attic and look around but they find a dress that is underneath a chest, and Annabelle says"Auntie Sarah is that you?" and there is a reply and the voice says"yes it is me Auntie Sarah I am over here." The girls find her and they head back before morning and tell everyone about seeing Auntie Sarah. The next night everybody comes and sees her; they lift up the chest and clear all the cobwebs. When they get back home they have a little celebration for Auntie Sarah's return.

=Evaluation=

The Doll People was a great story! I really liked it and enjoyed reading it because it felt like the characters were real, not just dolls. I found myself wanting to help Annabelle because I would want to know what happened to a family member who disappeared over 45 years ago and knowing no one had ever found her. I would recommend this book to any middle schooler that is into fantasy books. It keeps you on the edge of your seat and has a happy ending.

=Links= Choose one of the following: 1. Link to a site that you think one of the main characters would like. In one or two paragraphs, explain your choice. The link that I think Annabelle would like is www.nancydrewsleuth.com. This website would be great for her because it is about a girl who loves to solve mysteries. At [|http://www.nancydrewsleuth.com] she would be able to join a fan club with other people who love to solve mysteries too. On this link, she can play games that are about solving mysteries. I think she would like it because Nancy Drew is a girl, just like her, and they both have something in common...they love to solve mysteries. OR 2. Link to a site that provides helpful background information on the text. In one or two paragraphs, explain your choice. OR 3. Link to a site that connects to a theme in the book. In one or two paragraphs, explain your choice. OR 4. Link or insert an image that connects to the text and explain your choice in one or two paragraphs. This could include pictures of people who look like the main characters do in your head, places that would help others picture the setting, or objects and events in the text that readers may not have seen before.