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The Winter of the Dollhouse

AUTHOR Schlitz, Laura Amy
PUBLISHER Candlewick Press (MA) (09/02/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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"In the small-scale world of Laura Amy Schlitz's novel The Winter of the Dollhouse, the emotional stakes are both intimate and enormous. . . . [She] is a masterly storyteller." --The New York Times Book Review

This captivating coming-of-age story is touching, funny, and beautifully layered, with a fairy-tale ending that only Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz could deliver.

On a gloomy November night, eleven-year-old Tiphany Stokes saves an old lady from collapsing in the street. An antique doll named Gretel watches them, longing for Tiph to rescue her from life in a shop window. Though none of these three characters realizes it, their worlds are about to change: Gretel will no longer be a precious prisoner. The old lady--is she a witch?--will discover the secret hidden in her long-neglected dollhouse. And Tiph--whose parents rejoice that she is "never any trouble"--will become a thief, a dog walker, an actor, and best of all, a friend.

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ISBN-13: 9781536236088
ISBN-10: 153623608X
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 400
Carton Quantity: 21
Product Dimensions: 5.75 x 1.34 x 8.35 inches
Weight: 1.36 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Price on Product, Ikids
Country of Origin: CN
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Juvenile Fiction | Toys, Dolls & Puppets
Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship
Grade Level: 4th Grade - 7th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.5
Point Value: 13
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Dewey Decimal: FIC
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"In the small-scale world of Laura Amy Schlitz's novel The Winter of the Dollhouse, the emotional stakes are both intimate and enormous. . . . [She] is a masterly storyteller." --The New York Times Book Review

This captivating coming-of-age story is touching, funny, and beautifully layered, with a fairy-tale ending that only Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz could deliver.

On a gloomy November night, eleven-year-old Tiphany Stokes saves an old lady from collapsing in the street. An antique doll named Gretel watches them, longing for Tiph to rescue her from life in a shop window. Though none of these three characters realizes it, their worlds are about to change: Gretel will no longer be a precious prisoner. The old lady--is she a witch?--will discover the secret hidden in her long-neglected dollhouse. And Tiph--whose parents rejoice that she is "never any trouble"--will become a thief, a dog walker, an actor, and best of all, a friend.

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